Enabling

Certified Intervention Professional Mike Loverde Explains Codependency Mike Loverde has performed interventions with families from Washington and California to Florida and Maine, and the issues of codependency and enabling are...

The road to recovery from substance abuse is often blocked by a loved one. In many cases, this is a simple matter of pride and denial. In others, family members...

Enable refers to the positive act of helping someone accomplish something that could not be done alone. But enabling also refers to the act of helping someone in such a...

It’s only natural for parents, spouses and siblings to want to help the ones they love. After all, one of the reasons that we value family is for the compassion...

“Family intervention, however, is a necessary condition for the complete recovery of the alcoholic and his family. The family system is a more powerful force than the addiction itself and...

You might be part of the typical American family. A husband, a wife, a couple of kids and perhaps a dog or two. Maybe it’s a little more complicated. A...

Family members typically want to do everything they can to help a loved one who is struggling with addiction. However, some family members may hinder the recovery process, either knowingly...

An addicted person’s friends, family and coworkers all experience the effects of substance abuse because an addiction can weigh down an entire community. That’s why professional intervention services are so...

The 4th of July isn’t just about celebrating America’s independence from the British Empire. It’s also a time for family reunions and neighborhood get-togethers. Because parties and BBQs are so...