The fear of recovery being greater than the pain of addiction. This is a very real problem in recovery. Many clients arrive here at Top of the World Ranch desperately wanting recovery. Most of them come here thinking that they will leave our facility with recovery in...
How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt: Part 4 Finally, the best is last in our blog series. Assertive communication in addiction! There is a healthy way to communicate that can improve relationships and situations at home, at work, and everywhere. No method can...
How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt Passive Aggressive Communication is Common in Addiction FINE. Whatever. These are phrases common in passive aggressive communication, which is the most covert and misleading form of negative communication. Communication in...
HOW TO COMMUNICATE TO HEAL, NOT HURT PART TWO: NEGATIVE COMMUNICATION In communication, as in most things human, “we have met the enemy, and it is us.” Negative communication patterns in addiction abound, and the same is true everywhere we look, every day. Some...
How to Communicate to Heal, Not Hurt Communication in addiction and its value in recovery can be overlooked and under-appreciated. “People start to heal the moment they feel heard,” says Chery Richardson in her Week 41 blog. We understand this in the field of...
“I know who they are, and at times, I see them.” This is a familiar statement I have heard from family members about their addicted loved ones. It is evidence of how much addiction is a disorder of value and values. We all know that person in our life who is a...
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