Today, I continue on the topic of addiction by focusing on how to get help for a loved one who is an alcoholic or an addict. You’ll hear this complex subject approached from varying angles, including: what to do if the addict doesn’t want help / is in complete denial and what it takes to have a successful intervention. Most specifically, I’ll illustrate how and why — if having a loved one who’s an addict is your current reality — your most important job is to take care of you.
You’ll find out…
- Why the messages I heard from you on this subject were surprisingly inspirational
- Voice messages from adult children of alcoholics speaking directly to you (if you’re the enabling partner)
- Why we rationalize someone’s addiction coming from the age were at such time the trauma occurred
- Why you must seek out an Interventionist the right way
- Insight on why Jeff Jay wrote the book, Love First
- What to emphasize during an intervention
- How to handle it if family members refuse to stop enabling the addict
- Examples on how to ruin an intervention
- Where you must start when you want to help someone who’s an addict
- How to deal with a family member who’s at the root of the enabling
- Advice for someone who keeps putting off the fact they need to get help
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Steps to prepare for an intervention
For help go to:
- Al-Anon
- AA
- ACOA Therapists
- Books by, Melody Beattie
If you liked this episode, check out Episode #540 – Understanding Adult Children of Alcoholics or Addicts – ACOA with Jody Lamb
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