The fear of recovery being greater than the pain of addiction. This is a very real problem in recovery. Many clients arrive here at Top of…
How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt: Part 4 Finally, the best is last in our blog series. Assertive communication in addiction! There is a…
How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt Passive Aggressive Communication is Common in Addiction FINE. Whatever. These are phrases common in passive aggressive communication, which…
HOW TO COMMUNICATE TO HEAL, NOT HURT PART TWO: NEGATIVE COMMUNICATION In communication, as in most things human, “we have met the enemy, and it…
How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt Communication in addiction and its value in recovery can be overlooked and under-appreciated. “People start to heal the…
“I know who they are, and at times, I see them.” This is a familiar statement I have heard from family members about their addicted…
“Addiction does not negotiate” This is a quote from Eric Clapton, and it couldn’t be more true! It’s amazing how many addicts, alcoholics, whatever terminology…
I am married to an addict in recovery. A recovery warrior. Here is a little piece, a little glimpse of what marriage looks like while…
…people die in recovery again and again because the identity was more important to them than the act of recovery was. In our addiction we…
After watching Intervention, we want to consider what addiction looks like from the inside. Why can’t an addicted person just simply stop using? I am…