Do you think that it is possible for you to be happier than what you are right now? If so what would that happiness depend on? Does your answer involve your loved one’s recovery, or you reaching a recovery milestone? If you are in recovery or moving into recovery does this depend … [Read more...]
What’s happening inside that brain of yours ?
As family members in relationship with someone who is dependent on substances we can feel as though we are trying to navigate in the dark. We do not understand our loved ones behavior, their decision to continue to use is baffling if not infuriating and heart breaking. Well part of this could be … [Read more...]
Recovery is a process- the nature of change
Consider a time in your life when you’ve admitted to yourself that you indeed have a problem. How did that realisation feel? Perhaps you where relieved, overwhelmed, terrified, or calm. Perhaps your private admission was a fleeting one before returning to your previous state of denial- “She’ll be … [Read more...]