By: Marilyn L. Davis Words Have Power “Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm,…
By: Marilyn L. Davis Their Advice and Suggestions Worked for Them “Rule of life. If you bother to ask someone’s advice, then bother to listen to it.” ― Sophie Kinsella I was in line at the grocery store the other day, and the woman in front of me was on her phone. Not…
While we would like an immediate end to the struggles, fights, and heartache of addiction, healing for the individual and the family is a process. Part of the process of healing for the family is finding support from people in a similar situation. Joining any family components offered at a treatment facility, or attending family support groups affiliated with 12 Step programs, faith-based groups, or codependency groups will help a family member heal