http://traffic.libsyn.com/theaddictionconversation/When_denial_gets_in_the_way_of_truth.mp3 We have all heard the saying “your gut is always right.” Despite our awareness of this truth, we still have experienced that moment where we wish we trusted our gut instincts. It is hard for parents to believe that their children are using, lying, being dishonest, or manipulating them. Even though our strongest instincts […]
I tried this technique last night on the phone with my daughter. It was HARD. She is in a sober living home, in recovery for four precious and tender months and just weathered Hurricane Matthew both physically and emotionally. I was sure she would relapse, I could almost smell it, but she didn’t, thank God! […]
The question was asked, “how do you talk to your addicted child without pushing them over the edge?” http://traffic.libsyn.com/theaddictionconversation/How_we_communicate.mp3 The answer is easier than you may realize, executing it may take some time and effort. We want so badly to steer them toward recovery, responsibility, change that it is hard to resist the urge to […]
We are a society addicted to our drug of choice (DOC). Drug addiction isn’t just about illegal drugs. Alcohol, marijuana, pain meds are all drugs used to alleviate physical, emotional, and psychological pain. What makes anything addictive is one’s dependence upon it and extent one will go to keep doing or using it. Unfortunately, lost […]
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10 NKJV) No one is harder on us than us; we look in the mirror and see warts that only we can see. Comparing ourselves to others reinforces notions we may have about […]
