November 1, 2016

The consequences of our choices

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 […]

Addiction in the Family, featured
October 11, 2016

Communicating with your addicted child

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 […]

Addiction in the Family, featured, Parenting and Addiction
June 16, 2015

My Addicted Child Won’t Listen to Me. Now What?

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 […]

featured, Parenting and Addiction, Uncategorized
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