Donna's Blog: Support for Families with Loved Ones in Addiction
Monkey on your back
If you have a monkey on your back, you have a problem, often an emotional problem that makes your life difficult for either a period of time or for a...
Monkey on your back
If you have a monkey on your back, you have a problem, often an emotional problem that makes your life difficult for either a period of time or for a...
The 4 Stages Parents Go Through When Learning T...
Stage 1 – Paranoia: Paranoia causes parents feelings of uncertainty of what to believe and what not to believe. Many parents repeat the nightmare of their child’s active addiction in...
The 4 Stages Parents Go Through When Learning T...
Stage 1 – Paranoia: Paranoia causes parents feelings of uncertainty of what to believe and what not to believe. Many parents repeat the nightmare of their child’s active addiction in...
Addiction in the Family
When my son was active in his heroin addiction, I was addicted to saving him from drugs and those damn drug dealers, it turns out that he became my drug...
Addiction in the Family
When my son was active in his heroin addiction, I was addicted to saving him from drugs and those damn drug dealers, it turns out that he became my drug...
You Can’t Set Healthy Boundaries If You Are Wor...
You can’t set healthy boundaries if you are worried about your adult child’s feelings when he or she is active in their addiction. When you are worried about your child’s...
You Can’t Set Healthy Boundaries If You Are Wor...
You can’t set healthy boundaries if you are worried about your adult child’s feelings when he or she is active in their addiction. When you are worried about your child’s...
Hopeless and Broken
There are many people who feel hopeless and broken especially when dealing with someone who suffers from the disease of addiction and or alcoholism. You might be amazed at the...
Hopeless and Broken
There are many people who feel hopeless and broken especially when dealing with someone who suffers from the disease of addiction and or alcoholism. You might be amazed at the...
Unhealthy Helping vs. Helping Your Addicted Child
Unhealthy helping is very common with parents, loved ones and caregivers who love someone in active addiction and or alcoholism. According to Psychology Today, “Healthy givers give often and openly,...
Unhealthy Helping vs. Helping Your Addicted Child
Unhealthy helping is very common with parents, loved ones and caregivers who love someone in active addiction and or alcoholism. According to Psychology Today, “Healthy givers give often and openly,...