For the Family
Internal Family Systems and Its Role in Restoring Balance
Do you ever feel conflicting emotions, like a part of you wants to do one thing and the other part doesn’t? When these feelings conflict, you’re likely to grapple with your internal self, beliefs, and desires. In Internal Family Systems (IFS), the idea of multiplicity thinking is normal. Every part has value and good intentions,…
Read More3 Helpful Tips for the Parents of Addicts
In the United States, we tend to think of our children’s 18th birthday as the day they finally leave the family nest and become independent adults. In other words, when they turn 18, our job is over and we can relax”¦ right? Sometimes, things might work out that way, but for the most part, parenting…
Read MoreSupport Helps! Assisting Recovering Families
When one member of the family develops a drug addiction, the whole family suffers too. It hurts to see our loved ones hurting, and their behavior hurts us too. Experts agree that drug addiction is a family disease, rather than an individual problem. This is why support groups for family members of drug addicts can…
Read MoreHow to Prevent “Failure to Launch” in your Children
Failure to launch, what is it? The term comes from a 2006 Hollywood comedy where Matthew McConaughey refuses to move out of his parents’ house and lives like a teenager into his thirty’s. The term refers to this refusal or inability to move out and become a fully developed independent adult. It was a punchline…
Read MoreHelping the Addict, Healing the Family
Brad Lamm CIP Understanding how addiction affects both the addicted person and the family is an essential foundation for lasting recovery. Addiction is commonly seen as a family disease because it stresses the family to the breaking point, impacting the stability of the home, mental health, finances, and overall family dynamics and unity. In her…
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