Category : Family System

Dear Children


“Sooner or later we must give up all hope of a better yesterday.” Ashley Brilliant wrote that, but I wish I had,because...

Stephanie Abbott
11 Nov, 2013

The Rules of Change


Life is a journey of discovery — and change is the catalyst, the energy source, that propels us toward self-acceptance,...

Dennis Wholey
11 Nov, 2013

Speaking Out


There has been a sea change in the way Americans believe policy makers should be addressing addiction issues.* They want to...

Patricia Taylor
11 Nov, 2013

To Raise Our Children, We Must First Raise...


We’ve heard the quote before: “what a man thinketh, a man does; what he does, he becomes…” When I  understood the...

Carey Sipp
11 Nov, 2013

The Trauma of Family Recovery


In 1989 Virginia Lewis and I began the Family Recovery Research Project at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto to...

Stephanie Brown, PhD
11 Nov, 2013

Core Competencies for Co-dependents


The stories of ACOA parents struggling to do a good job of raising their children provoke thoughts of what happened in their...

Stephanie Abbott
11 Nov, 2013

Ten Great Things About Recovering From Someone...


The sun manages to come up without your help. Therapy finally kicks in. You can stop apologizing for what...

Stephanie Abbott
11 Nov, 2013

Speaking Out


There has been a sea change in the way Americans believe policy makers should be addressing addiction issues.* They want to...

Patricia Taylor
18 Sep, 2013

To Raise Our Children, We Must First Raise...


We’ve heard the quote before: “what a man thinketh, a man does; what he does, he becomes…” When I  understood the...

Carey Sipp
18 Sep, 2013

Dear Children


“Sooner or later we must give up all hope of a better yesterday.” Ashley Brilliant wrote that, but I wish I had,because...

Stephanie Abbott
16 Sep, 2013

Childhood Trauma and the Wheel of Trauma and...


Feelings happen in the body. That’s why when we’re stressed out psychologically we experience it physically. If we...

TIAN DAYTON, MA, PH.D.,T.E.P
16 Sep, 2013

What is the ACOA Trauma Syndrome


Old pain that gets imported into new relationships is the hallmark of the ACoA trauma syndrome. The past we thought we’d...

TIAN DAYTON, MA, PH.D.,T.E.P
16 Sep, 2013

Research on ACOAs: What are Your Positive and...


Which characteristics do you identify with and to what extent? This is something of a self-test and a survey. If you are an...

TIAN DAYTON, MA, PH.D.,T.E.P
16 Sep, 2013

Trauma and Addiction: A Vicious Cycle


It has long been understood in the vernacular of the addictions field that those whose “lives become unmanageable”...

TIAN DAYTON, MA, PH.D.,T.E.P
16 Sep, 2013

What is An ACOA?


In 1980, when the term adult child of alcoholic, ACOA, was coined, ACOAs literally came out of the woodwork, testifying in...

TIAN DAYTON, MA, PH.D.,T.E.P
16 Sep, 2013

Relationship Trauma Repair


Most of us would agree that living with addiction is a traumatizing experience for all concerned. But we are still wrapping...

TIAN DAYTON, MA, PH.D.,T.E.P
16 Sep, 2013

The Set Up: Living With Addiction


What Happens to the Family When Addiction Becomes Part of It? Families where addiction is present are oftentimes painful...

TIAN DAYTON, MA, PH.D.,T.E.P
30 Aug, 2013

Dear Children


“Sooner or later we must give up all hope of a better yesterday.” Ashley Brilliant wrote that, but I wish I...

Stephanie Abbott
30 Aug, 2013

Core Competencies For Co-dependents


The stories of ACOA parents struggling to do a good job of raising their children provoke thoughts of what happened in...

Stephanie Abbott
30 Aug, 2013

Ten Great Things About Recovering From Someone...


The sun manages to come up without your help. Therapy finally kicks in. You can stop apologizing for what...

Stephanie Abbott
30 Aug, 2013
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