Category : Family System

The Family Connection

How very challenging it is to honor and respect the slow and steady growth of families who are working on recovery. Moving...

Inner Direction Recovery
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19 Aug, 2022

ADDICTION HAS TAKEN MY FAMILY HOSTAGE

Today is like every other day. I start it with turning on the shower, walking to the kitchen to feed the cat, to the garage...

Gail L. Echeverria, LAADC,...
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08 Mar, 2018

Intuitive Parenting: Whats That?

Intuitive parenting: Now, you ask yourself what does INTUITIVE parenting mean? Most would even consider those two words to...

Tonya Meeks
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08 Mar, 2018

A New Look at the Origins of Addiction

    Where does addiction come from? The answer has deep implications for treatment, obviously. It\'s my belief that...

Rosemary Ellsworth Brown
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12 Sep, 2016

La Escaramuza Familiar: La Realidad Diaria de la...

Al trabajar con la familia adictiva por muchos años he encontrado que hay siete realidades importantes que afectan la...

Susan Jackson, MFT, MS
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03 Jun, 2016

Enable-ism

A pattern that often forms within a family system that has an addict is the desire to do for someone things that they could,...

WILLIAM WOODBURY, CADC II,...
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03 Jun, 2016

The Family Scrimmage: The Daily Reality of the...

Working with addictive family’s for many years I have found that there are seven major realities that impact the...

Susan Jackson, MFT, MS
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05 May, 2015

Becoming Soul Mates and The Impact of Addiction

People often say, “I married my Soul Mate.” But, the fact is that no one marries their Soul Mate. Couples become Soul...

Saleem Noorali
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12 Jan, 2015

The Making of an ACoA: Living Behind a Mask

“You could have all the crazy thoughts you wanted, as long as you smiled and kept them to yourself.” ~Maqra Purnhagen,...

TIAN DAYTON, MA, PH.D.,T.E.P
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08 Apr, 2014

Stronger In the Broken Places

In society today, the word “addiction” often creates an image of a person falling down and slobbering drunk. Perhaps a...

Jo Ellen Fletcher
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04 Dec, 2013

Coercion vs. Responsibility: Dealing with a Loved...

My mother was drunk before eight o’clock this morning. Her voice on the phone sounded contrite, but her tells were there:...

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11 Nov, 2013

Secondhand Drinking: It’s Real. It Hurts. And...

We generally do not think much about what happens to people whose paths cross with those of a person who misuses...

Lisa Frederiksen
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11 Nov, 2013

Imagery For Kids™: 8 Powerful Healing Tools

Eric had headaches so “hot” and painful, he described them as cannonballs pounding on his head – until he learned to...

Charlotte Reznick, PhD
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11 Nov, 2013

The Power of a Message

The intention in writing this article is not to bash parents or caregivers but rather to illustrate, through personal...

Tom Gagliano
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11 Nov, 2013

A Meal to Not Remember

The Betty Ford Children’s Program serves such a richly diverse group of families hurt by alcoholism and other drug...

Jerry Moe
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11 Nov, 2013

Chronic Pain Management and the Impact on Family...

I’m writing this for people who are living with someone — or care for someone — who is suffering with a chronic pain...

Dr. Stephen F. Grinstead, Dr....
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11 Nov, 2013

Camp Mariposa

I had a wonderful experience recently when I attended Camp Mariposa (butterfly in Spanish), a camp for children ages 9-12...

Claudia Black, PhD
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11 Nov, 2013

Quick Tips for Divorced Parents

Divorce, even under the most amicable of circumstances, represents a trauma for the family system, impacting not only the...

Jack Hinman
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11 Nov, 2013

The Heart of Discipline

An enraged mom pulls her son into my office. At her wits end with her 10-year-old’s acting-out behavior at school, she...

Charlotte Reznick, PhD
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11 Nov, 2013

6 Signs Your Alcoholic Loved One May Be Relapsing

For the budding alcoholic/addict in recovery, relapse is all too often a nanosecond away. Even for the well-seasoned soul...

Carole Bennett, MA
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11 Nov, 2013

Single Parents Conquer the Holiday Blues

The holidays, with all their trimmings, have arrived, and for many it is a time for lavish family gatherings and holiday...

Sherry Gaba, LCSW Licensed...
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11 Nov, 2013

It’s the Holidays – Are Your Boundaries with...

Here we are again. No sooner have we unwrapped our last miniature Snickers from our Halloween candy stash, when we are...

Carole Bennett, MA
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11 Nov, 2013

The Healing Power of Family Play

Many years ago I happened upon a magical island in the Mediterranean where families from all parts of Europe took their...

Charlotte Reznick, PhD
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11 Nov, 2013

Self-Parenting to Prevent Relapse

Introduction: Early recovery is a tricky time.  Early success, feeling fragile. Going one day at a time, often for the...

Patricia O'Gorman, PhD
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11 Nov, 2013

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