A New Way of Life Coaching

Holidays, families and people living in recovery.  A time to have an attitude of gratitude or just an attitude.  Which do you choose? The holidays are stressful for everyone…lots of shopping and cooking.  Lots of spending…sometimes beyond our means.  Lots… Read the rest

Listen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you, no matter what.  If you don’t listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won’t tell you the big stuff when they are big, because to them … Read the rest

I’m learning a great deal about myself as I make this journey to becoming a certified life coach. Something I recently learned is that I can feel a feeling without actually becoming the emotion. I have learned that feelings are… Read the rest

There is an implicit assumption within prevailing models of addiction treatment that family health improves spontaneously upon recovery initiation of the addicted family member. That assumption is evident in the paucity of family-oriented treatment models and the lack of post-treatment… Read the rest

  You might be an Enabler if … you sidestep issues by trying to keep the peace and consistently try to avoid conflict. you think your Loved One’s drug or alcohol use is just a phase and is nothing to… Read the rest