Finding Peace

The more we try to help our kids the more we lose ourselves sometimes. Tips for reclaiming control of your life.

How Unconditional Love Helps When Your Child Is Abusing Substances

The most surprising lesson I have learned from substance abuse is unconditional love.  Unconditional love is the willingness to work through all the discomfort I feel because I see my teen suffering, and I want to fix it, and I can’t fix it, but I keep showing up with love in the face of that …

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You Have a Choice About How You Feel When Your Child Is Using Substances

You can choose to feel however you want. When you are facing your teen’s substance use It doesn’t feel like it, but you have a choice about how you feel.  For years I chose to feel angry because I thought substance use stole my daughter from me.  I felt robbed of our relationship and every …

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The Advantage Of Making Decisions Ahead of Time When Your Child Is Abusing Drugs or Alcohol

Deciding ahead of time will save you from yourself.  Doors are slamming, voices are raised, tensions are high, and angry words are being exchanged.  You are in the heat of the moment with your teen.  Does this sound like a good time to make a decision?  Deciding how you are going to handle this situation …

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Why You Have To Make Decisions When Your Teen Is Using Substances

There is no perfect decision.  Decide ahead of time, that no matter what decision you make it is the right decision.  Your teen’s substance abuse requires you to make many decisions.  Where do you get help? Which doctor, lawyer, counselor, psychiatrist, psychologist, in patient treatment center, out patient treatment center, nutritionist, medication assisted treatment, detox, …

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Acceptance as a tool for keeping your sanity amid your teen’s substance abuse.

Acceptance is not approval.  It is simply receiving the situation as it is, rather than resisting it and fighting against it.  When you accept it, you are no longer telling yourself this should not be happening.  You accept that this is reality and figure out how to meet your teen where they are at. The …

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