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Breaking Free From Fear (Empowering Parents of Addicted Children)

Breaking Free From Fear (Empowering Parents of ...

Donna Marston

When parents are faced with the harsh reality of their teen or adult child struggling with active addiction, fear becomes their unwelcome, constant companion. It will follow you like a...

Breaking Free From Fear (Empowering Parents of ...

Donna Marston

When parents are faced with the harsh reality of their teen or adult child struggling with active addiction, fear becomes their unwelcome, constant companion. It will follow you like a...

Choosing Freedom from Chaos

Choosing Freedom from Chaos

Donna Marston

For many parents and family members, it takes far too long to understand that no matter how much they try to help, support, and love their loved one struggling with...

Choosing Freedom from Chaos

Donna Marston

For many parents and family members, it takes far too long to understand that no matter how much they try to help, support, and love their loved one struggling with...

Monkey on your back

Monkey on your back

Donna Marston

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

Donna Marston

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 To Trust Again

The 4 Stages Parents Go Through When Learning T...

Donna Marston

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...

Donna Marston

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

Addiction in the Family

Donna Marston

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

Donna Marston

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 Worried About Your Adult Child’s Feelings

You Can’t Set Healthy Boundaries If You Are Wor...

Donna Marston

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...

Donna Marston

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...