How to remain emotionally mature in a crisis

Emotional maturity isn’t just something we can achieve in the good times. It’s a quality that can accompany us through…

“The new Tesla goes from 0 to 100 in 2.5 seconds. The only thing faster than that is a co-dependent…

Recovery and the Family

“If the addict is pleased with your help, you are probably enabling… If the addict is pissed as hell, you…

Where do I end and you begin?

Where do I end and you begin? One of the most difficult challenges when working with couples and families (especially…

Addiction, Denial, and Self Care

“Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift…

The Rooms of our Life

There is an Indian proverb or axiom that says that everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a…

Resentments

There is a quotation from the actor Carrie Fisher that I am sure she picked up in the rooms of…

Lessons from the “Three Little Pigs”

  We all know the story of the “Three Little Pigs.” The story begins with the title characters being sent…

Boundaries

One of the themes that re-occurs in therapy with persons who come from a family of origin where addiction (among…

Step 3: Who is “driving the bus?”

Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood God…