What About The Siblings?
What about the lives of the siblings of the person identified as The Addict? In the tangled web of the family system’s illness of substance use disorder their lives are impacted, too. And usually not for the better. A family...
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Tough Love Is Not No Love
We had a bunch of pet hamsters when our kids were growing up. And those little critters (the hamsters – not our kids) loved to run in the cage on a squeaky metal wheel. Round and round and round. They...
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Superbowl Sunday: The Singer, the Coach and the Hope of Recovery
Every year Superbowl Sunday is a big event in my family. We love football. We love to chow down on good party food. And we love being together with family and friends. But this year’s Superbowl carried an even greater depth of meaning for my...
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Sherpas on the Climb to Family Recovery – Thursday Thought
Recovery is an uphill climb both for the addict and their family. We all need guides to help us find our way across the rough terrain of a family addiction crisis. Sherpas are experienced guides who help climbers reach...
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Sherpas on the Climb to Family Recovery
We all know the arduous uphill climb for every member of a family dealing with an addiction crisis. There are days we may deeply doubt that we will ever get through to the other side. We question our strength,...
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THE BATTLE FOR SELF-CARE – Thursday Thought
THE BATTLE FOR SELF-CARE A family addiction crisis can turn your life into a battlefield. And with that battle comes deep- down- in- your- bones battle fatigue. Working constantly to try to find recovery solutions for your family is a...
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THE BATTLE FOR SELF-CARE
During the years my son’s choices were dominated by substance use disorder every day felt like a battlefield right in the middle of my home. Uncertainty, anxiety, depression, anger and sadness were pretty much a constant in the daily...
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Your Story Is Not A Waste – Thursday Thought
Your story is not a waste. Every family faced with the disease of substance abuse disorder has a story to tell about their experience. And that story is wholly valuable. The stigma and shame associated with the disease can...
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Your Story Is Not A Waste
Your story is not a waste. Not one word of it. It is a springboard of recovery wisdom for yourself and for others. All of us have a story to share about our struggle with the family systems disease...
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The Butterfly Effect: Guidance for Families – Thursday Thought
The theory of the Butterfly Effect provides guidance for families struggling with an addiction crisis. The Butterfly Effect says that tiny changes in a complex system can eventually spin out to generate big, long- range changes with the question: Can the flapping of...
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