http://traffic.libsyn.com/theaddictionconversation/What_happens_when_you_leave_the_fort.mp3 Every parent dealing with the choices and behaviors of child with an addiction struggles with developing and honoring boundaries. In reality, most parents struggle with clearly defined boundaries and consequences, in general. Teaching our children and ourselves this lesson is a critical life skill that the entire family benefits from. The process for creating […]
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 […]
Talking with your addicted child is never easy. These conversations have a tendency to explode, become emotionally charged, and very uncomfortable. This wouldn’t happen if you were talking to the child you raised. But you’re not. You’re talking to a stranger. Addiction rewires the brain and turns your child into a two-dimensional, dramatic, defensive, narcissistic […]
