Resources
“You mourn the loss of everything that was, is, and could be – every potential that won’t be realized.” - Terry, recovering parent
What is addiction?
The Myth of Normal
A Whole Family Solution
Intoxination - A Documentary on Addiction
What is addiction?
Freedom from Your Painful Past
Consequences of Stressed Parenting
Dr. Gabor Maté talks about the link between stressed parenting and the preponderance of childhood disorders like ADHD, autism and oppositional defiant disorder, at the KMT Child Development & Community Conference
Kristin Neff: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
Mindful Parenting
Why Parental Happiness Comes First
We Need to Talk about Mental Health - Prince EA
The Journey of The Heroic Parent
Failure to Launch and Finding Purpose to Create Sustainable Recovery
This is exactly how society kills our creativity – in a breathtaking short film.
Family Resources
Healing Childhood Trauma
If you think you or someone you love may have suffered from toxic stress as a child, it is important to seek out qualified trauma-informed-care professionals. Here is an initial list of treatments among other modalities that we have researched to be extremely healing for trauma.
- Mindful Meditation
- MBSR (Mindful based stress reduction)
- Yoga
- EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing)
- Neurofeedback
- Somatic Therapy
- Tapping
- Brainspotting
LITERATURE ON FAMILY RECOVERY
WEB RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES
Known as Al-Anon Family Groups. An international “fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems.”
Naranon, for family and friends of someone with drug addiction
Co-dependents Anonymous, is a fellowship whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.
Recovering Couples, for couples in recovery
Adult Children of Alcoholics, for adult children of alcoholics
Families Anonymous, for families of loved ones with the disease of addiction
Celebrate Recovery is a program designed to help those struggling with hurts, hang-ups and habits by showing them the loving power of Jesus Christ through the recovery process.
Evoke Therapy Programs Podcast, serving adolescents, young adults, and families.
- Straight Talk from Claudia Black: What Recovering Parents Should Tell Their Kids about Drugs and Alcohol (Claudia Black)
- The Alcoholic Family in Recovery: A Developmental Model (Stephanie Brown and Virginia Lewis)
- A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps (Patrick Carnes)
- Boundaries in Marriage (Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend)
- Facing Shame: Families in Recovery (Merle A. Fossum and Marilyn J. Mason)
- Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics (Herbert L. Gravitz and Julie D. Bowden)
- Addiction & Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions (Gerald G. May, M.D.)
- The Intimacy Factor: The Ground Rules for Overcoming the Obstacles to Truth, Respect, and Lasting Love (Pia Mellody)
WEB RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES
Known as Al-Anon Family Groups. An international “fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems.”
Naranon, for family and friends of someone with drug addiction
Co-dependents Anonymous, is a fellowship whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.
Recovering Couples, for couples in recovery
Adult Children of Alcoholics, for adult children of alcoholics
Families Anonymous, for families of loved ones with the disease of addiction
Celebrate Recovery is a program designed to help those struggling with hurts, hang-ups and habits by showing them the loving power of Jesus Christ through the recovery process.
Evoke Therapy Programs Podcast, serving adolescents, young adults, and families.
NOTE: There is no quick fix to maintaining any kind of behavior change; skills, practice, and supports are needed for the long haul.
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