10-Tips for Family Members of Someone with Addiction
Having a loved one with addiction hurts the entire family. Family members want their addicted loved one to just be “normal” again, to just be themselves again. Sometimes they wonder …
Suicide and Substance Abuse – A Frightening Correlation
With all the publicity surrounding the recent celebrity deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, people are asking why. Many people, who most believe have everything they could ever want …
Trapped by Addiction – Afraid of Treatment
With availability of good treatment options, including non-twelve step programs and holistic drug treatment programs, why do so many people with alcohol and drug addiction refuse treatment? There are many reasons why, but most reasons are based on fear.
Make the Most of Intervention
There are things you can do to improve the likelihood of a positive outcome from an intervention. These tips can help you approach an intervention with confidence.
From the Heart: Supporting Your Loved One Battling Addiction
Addiction affects everyone in a family, here are things you can do.
When someone close to you suffers from addiction, it can be difficult to know what you can do to improve the situation. Addicts’ behaviors can isolate and put distance between them and you, which may leave you feeling isolated, frustrated, and angry. But even though addiction can affect everyone in a family, there are things you can do. You are not helpless in helping your loved one overcome addiction.
How to Break through Denial in Addiction
Denial is the inability to see the truth of one’s addiction. Four hundred years ago, Galileo looked at the night sky with the newly invented telescope and declared that the …
My Path to Inner Peace after Growing up with an Addicted Parent
An adult child of an addicted parent shares her story and her path to Inner Peace. Many people go through their days waiting, hoping, and feeling frustrated that they aren’t …
What does a frog have to do with Rehab? Accepting help to survive!
When someone mentions “Rehab” ask yourself: are you the frog in the pool that could use a hand? In the mornings, before the rush of the day begins and lunches …
Six Ways to Avoid Relapse
Recovery is fantastic, but there is that other “R” word that nobody likes to think about – relapse. Even considering the possibility of relapse can be frightening, but understanding some …
Four Components of Holistic Recovery
Many people believe that sobriety and recovery are the same things. Unfortunately, they are not. From a holistic perspective, the two are very different. It is possible for a person …