How to Trust a Loved One in Early Recovery
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When people begin their journey in recovery, there are a lot of emotions and healing to unpack and deal with. Learning how to trust and earn trust again is by far one of the hardest things for those in early recovery to work on. Family and friends may struggle with learning to trust their loved […]
Keeping Family Informed During Treatment
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The saying, “It takes a village,” has never been more congruent regarding recovery from substance abuse, alcohol, or mental illness. Until recently, the family component was very much overlooked. Yet, addiction impacts the family and is referred to as a family disease because of this. Without the family component to help the healing process by […]
Impact of Family Dynamics on Success in Recovery
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A teen with a single mom who works full-time and is dealing with medical issues. A doctor with a wife and three children at home who are supportive and completely depend on him. A widowed grandmother whose children live out of state. A college sophomore who lives at home with both parents. A child with […]
The Opposite of Addiction Is Connection
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What do you think of when you hear the word “addiction”? If you are dealing with addiction yourself or have a loved one who is, it may have a lot of negative connotations that are personal to you and your situation. At its most basic point, however, we all know addiction involves the chronic use […]