Posts Tagged ‘alcoholic in the family’
Family-Related Frequently Asked Questions: A Cornerstone Q&A
At Cornerstone of Recovery, our therapists field a number of family-related frequently asked questions by loved ones of the addicts and alcoholics we treat. Bryce Nolen, a former Cornerstone family therapist who now heads up our Family Fundamentals Program, has compiled 10 of them and provided answers that may help shed some light on what…
Read MoreFamily Fundamentals at Cornerstone of Recovery: Twenty years of healing
Please note: In order to provide our patients with the most protection possible from COVID-19, we have discontinued our Family Fundamentals weekends for the time being. We are still offering Family Therapy sessions, and we plan to resume Family Fundamentals when it is safe to do so. Thank you for your understanding. For 20 years…
Read MoreFamily Therapy at Cornerstone of Recovery: Healing deep wounds
From the very beginning, family members are part of the drug and alcohol treatment process at Cornerstone of Recovery, because they’ve been a part of the disease and all of the pain that goes along with it. They’ve watched as drugs and alcohol have progressed from a habit to an addiction, wondering when to step…
Read MoreTen things your relatives need to know about your recovering addict this holiday season
When your loved ones gather around the holiday table this season, the elephant in the room may very well be the newly recovering addict or alcoholic in your life. Everyone involved may be walking on eggshells, unsure of what to say or how to act. Addicts and alcoholics leave a lot of damage in their…
Read MoreA Christmas miracle? How to get addicts and alcoholics help for the holidays
Your holiday plans are under way, but there’s an X factor involved that threatens to throw everything into chaos: A loved one with a drug or alcohol problem. This deep into November, those plans are coming into focus. Perhaps you’ve dragged the storage bins of Christmas decorations out of the attic. You’ve planned your Thanksgiving…
Read MoreTen signs someone you know may be an alcoholic
According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 15.1 million American adults, ages 18 and older, had what’s known as Alcohol Use Disorder. Based on 11 criteria regarding individual drinking habits, AUD can be classified as Mild, Moderate or Severe — the latter of which is what, in laymen’s terms, is considered…
Read MoreCancel Christmas? How to celebrate the season with an alcoholic
Ah, the holidays. For many of us, the expectations we have in our heads are lifted from iconic movies that paint bucolic pictures of snow-covered lanes, gaily decorated trees around which smiling families gather and solemn hearts lifting up the reason for the season in song. Those Norman Rockwell-esque scenes are lovely, but they never…
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