Season 1 - Your Child is in Treatment, NOW is when the real work begins...on YOU

An excerpt, emphasizing the value of the individual working on recovery, to contribute to family health, is taken from, Family Functioning and Readiness in Family Recovery From Addiction, Spencer D. Bradshaw, Sterling T. Shumway, Eugene W. Wang, Kitty S. Harris,  Douglas B. Smith, and Heather Austin-Robillard, and drives the subject matter of this Podcast. Here is the direct quote:  "Addiction...is a family disease (Roth, 2010) that negatively impacts the functioning of the family, and the health of individual family members often suffers (Brown & Lewis, 1995; Cruse, 1989; Wegscheider-Cruse & Cruse, 2012). It is therefore important for family members to make changes and find personal recovery from the negative effects of addiction on the family and individual family members."When your child enters treatment, the best thing you can give your child is a better you. Invest in therapy, participating in a 12 Step program, and focus on becoming an individual aware of your self-agency and self-efficacy. The rewards, in regards to mental health and self-regulation, will be immense and truly can be one of the best you can for your child and Family. Just as an administrative note, In 2022, I will update the Podcasts with marking times next to each link I provide. Bear with me as I learn Podcasting, as it's definitely a process....see how I got that in there? Be well, beautiful Recovery people!  1) Evoke Therapy Programs, Dr. Brad Reedy Podcast2) Definition of Substance Use Disorder (SUD)3) Huberman Lab, Podcast on, TIME PERCEPTION & ENTRAINMENT BY DOPAMINE, SEROTONIN & HORMONES4) Our (as in Earth's residential population) North Star5) Our (yes, as in all of us on this ONE planet) upcoming North Star changes6) Co-Dependents Anonymous7) Al AnonThank you for listening and please visit www.siblinghoodofrecovery.com for free resources, links to organizations, groups and individuals who can offer help in the Journey of Recovery towards healing from substance use disorders. If you like this Podcast, please leave a rating on wherever you're listening. It will help to get the word out. If there is one message I can leave you with, the best you can offer your loved one battling addiction is love and a healthier you. Walk gently, my friend.