Family Intervention

When you’re married to a substance user, it can be devastating. Some of the spouses’ most significant challenges are realizing when you’re loved is using substances, they’re putting you second,...

Alcoholism and drug addiction devastate family systems. Anyone reading this is probably in a place where they don’t know where to turn, and when somebody in a family is using...

Handling codependency issues with friends and family requires you to look at why and where the codependency is coming from. In lay terms, codependency is: I feel better when they...

When was the last time you heard someone ask you, a family member, or a loved one with addiction or mental health struggles? How are you? You probably had to...

When people think of family interventions, they inevitably think of a confrontation between themselves and others with the substance user. Some believe an intervention is what they see on television....

Boundaries and consequences with an addict or alcoholic are essential for people to have in place to protect themselves from the substance user’s manipulations, break the entitlement, and hold them...

It is common for families to feel overwhelmed by the idea of family therapy. If their loved one gets better, the familiar dynamic will change as the dysfunctional family system...

Most people are great at providing advice when the guidance does not involve their children. For parents whose son or daughter is struggling with addiction, the suggestions are often hard...

When faced with a family crisis, it’s common to feel overwhelmed by the possibility of having to come face-to-face with a troubled loved one. Because no crisis is the same,...