How many times have you said, ”I am not dealing with you or this anymore until you go to recovery.” I am certain I laid the law down like this more than once. I distinctly remember a time where I looked right at my son, high at the time, and said, “until you decide to […]
“Complicated problems cannot be solved at the drive-thru window!” I have had this quote tacked on my whiteboard wall for some time. It wasn’t until I was scrolling through FB page comments and reading some disturbing questions and comments, that I found the inspiration for sharing it. Studying conversations and interactions on FB pages, Dave? […]
This week, I continue my discussion on habits and behaviors and the impact they have on our interactions and our emotional and relational health. In the blog and podcast from two weeks ago, I talked about the benefits of breaking the habit or routine which have become a familiar, repetitive response to the behaviors and […]
In a recent parent coaching session, we were examining ways to interrupt the current triggering exchanges between the parent and addicted child. We were having this discussion because the parent had come to recognize the patterns in their exchanges and the toxic impact they were having on both. In last week’s blog and podcast, I […]
One of my trusted, overused sayings is, “You only have control of two things, your attitude and your effort.” Finding ways to maintain control is one of my really bad habits. In truth, control is an elusive reality. The more I fight to maintain control of anything, the more I discover I never really had […]
