We learn through the Families Overcoming Addiction group that our job is not to fix our loved one, but to make positive changes to improve our own lives. Through learning more effective ways of communicating, we may provide our loved one with the opportunity to make their own positive changes. Here are some readings that you may find helpful.
Is There a Problem?
Open Letter to my Family
13 Helpful Hints
Basic Principles for Someone Who Uses Drugs
How to Talk to Kids About a Parents Addiction
What is Enabling and Am I Doing it?
First Aid for Enablers – Excerpts
Enabling Behaviours
How Do I Set a Boundary?
Boundaries Basics
How Do I Move Forward?
Encouraging Positive Change
Having Those Difficult Conversations
Accept Them As They Are
Overcoming Grief
“How Do I Detach with Love?”
Letting Go
Detaching in Relationships
Self Care
Putting Our Life on Hold
My Self Care Plan – Downloadable Document
Links
Family Drug support
Yellow Brick Road – We Support Families Toward Mental Wellbeing
Taranaki Retreat – Waimanako/The Hope Centre & Peaceful Retreat Centre
Bright Sky NZ – Is Safety A Concern For You And Your Family