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SILENCE. It's not nothingness. SILENCE. It's a settling, a focusing, a calming. It's a pause. SILENCE. What's in it for you?…
Author: isabel
How to Really Help Someone with Alcoholism
From addictionblog.org, Dominique Simon-Levine guest authors a post: A young woman named Kate came to see us, deeply upset about her mother&rsquo…
The End of Hitting Rock Bottom
SHORTLY AFTER 1 A.M. on March 27, Susan Knade awoke to the sound of her cellphone ringing. It was her 21-year-old daughter, Caroline, calling. She was…
Your Worst Fears Have Been Confirmed
Families who find evidence of drug or alcohol use need a plan that goes way beyond the day-to-day reactivity caused by the chaos of life, especially w…
How to intervene so an addict or alcoholic hears your message
You may believe that getting your addicted family member into treatment would take a miracle. Or you may think it can only happen if a professional is…
Alchohol Abuse Among the Elderly
AFTER 50 years of heavy drinking, a 72-year-old woman from Fairfield County was forced to confront her alcoholism when her son threatened to move out …
An Ode to Wobbly, Imperfect Humanity
Being human makes us very imperfect, and subject to high’s and low’s. But just look what it possible when we are determined, and we p…
Cows Do It With Grass, We Do It With Thoughts
If you were a cow, much of your day would be about eating. And part of your unique digestive process would involve ruminating: the process of bringing…
Are You Willing to Change?
Our role as the family member of a struggling loved one is not limited to doing things for them. What we do for our own well-being (physical, mental, …
Can You Practice Letting Go of Shame?
Shame is a human emotion, meaning we all experience it. It has even been suggested that it is the most primitive of all emotions, dating back to our o…