How very challenging it is to honor and respect the slow and steady growth of families who are working on recovery....
Today is like every other day. I start it with turning on the shower, walking to the kitchen to feed the cat, to the...
Intuitive parenting: Now, you ask yourself what does INTUITIVE parenting mean? Most would even consider those two words...
Where does addiction come from? The answer has deep implications for treatment, obviously. It\'s my belief that...
Al trabajar con la familia adictiva por muchos años he encontrado que hay siete realidades importantes que afectan la...
A pattern that often forms within a family system that has an addict is the desire to do for someone things that they...
Working with addictive family’s for many years I have found that there are seven major realities that impact the...
People often say, “I married my Soul Mate.” But, the fact is that no one marries their Soul Mate. Couples become...
“You could have all the crazy thoughts you wanted, as long as you smiled and kept them to yourself.” ~Maqra...
In society today, the word “addiction” often creates an image of a person falling down and slobbering drunk....
My mother was drunk before eight o’clock this morning. Her voice on the phone sounded contrite, but her tells were...
We generally do not think much about what happens to people whose paths cross with those of a person who misuses...
Eric had headaches so “hot” and painful, he described them as cannonballs pounding on his head – until he...
The intention in writing this article is not to bash parents or caregivers but rather to illustrate, through personal...
The Betty Ford Children’s Program serves such a richly diverse group of families hurt by alcoholism and other drug...
I’m writing this for people who are living with someone — or care for someone — who is suffering with a chronic...
I had a wonderful experience recently when I attended Camp Mariposa (butterfly in Spanish), a camp for children ages...
Divorce, even under the most amicable of circumstances, represents a trauma for the family system, impacting not only...
An enraged mom pulls her son into my office. At her wits end with her 10-year-old’s acting-out behavior at school,...
For the budding alcoholic/addict in recovery, relapse is all too often a nanosecond away. Even for the well-seasoned...
The holidays, with all their trimmings, have arrived, and for many it is a time for lavish family gatherings and...
Here we are again. No sooner have we unwrapped our last miniature Snickers from our Halloween candy stash, when we are...
Many years ago I happened upon a magical island in the Mediterranean where families from all parts of Europe took...
Introduction: Early recovery is a tricky time. Early success, feeling fragile. Going one day at a time, often for...
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