What is addiction? This is not an easy question to answer. Family members often seek the answer to this or arrive at a personal understanding of addiction. Our experience of living with a substance using loved one of course impacts and shapes our view of addiction. I have witnessed … [Read more...]

The question I am most frequently asked in my role is “How do I get my loved one to stop their use, How can I fix them? … I need to fix them… make them stop…” This desperation and motivation to do whatever it takes to change and fix the person they love is really common in the people my work brings … [Read more...]