Articles tagged Family & Relationships
What to Do When Someone You Love is Struggling with Addiction
If someone you love is struggling with addiction, we are here for you. Here's how to set healthy boundaries, take care of yourself, & hold onto hope.
4 Ways a Supportive Community Contributes to a Successful Recovery Journey
Recovery becomes lighter when you stop carrying it alone. Four ways a supportive community keeps you grounded, accountable, and moving forward.
M-COPE: Where Grief Becomes Connection and Healing After Addiction Loss
A conversation with M-COPE founders about turning the loss of a child to overdose into education, awareness, prevention, and remembrance.
The Gift of Recovery: 6 Ways Sobriety Transforms Your Life
Six gifts recovery hands back over time, from flourishing relationships to a real shift in how you see the world.
How Do I Approach a Loved One Struggling with Addiction?
Dr. Jason Powers on having the hardest conversation. Why connection beats confrontation, when to set boundaries, and what to actually say.
Serving Others with Compassion and Connection
George Joseph interviews Dr. Jason Powers on creating a culture of service, meeting people where they are, and the language that changes recovery.
Loving Someone with Addiction: What to Do if Someone Is Lying
When someone you love is in active addiction, lies become part of the dynamic. Learn how to respond with boundaries, compassion, and self-care that protects you both.
Leaving a Legacy of Hope for Those in Addiction
Houston Astros Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell on surrender, honesty, and using recovery to leave a legacy for others.
Finding Your Tribe: You Don't Have to Recover Alone
Recovery means leaving old environments behind and building a new circle. How to find people who get it, and why your story matters.
Helping Families Heal From the Effects of Addiction
Addiction is a family disease. Why interventions begin and end with the family, and how connection breaks generational patterns.
The Power of Connection and Love: The Antidote to Addiction
Addiction is a disease of isolation. Recovery is built on connection. Why rebuilding relationships is the real work of long-term sobriety.
Conflict Resolution in Recovery: 3 Practical Tips for Healing
Healthy conflict is a recovery skill. Three practical tips for working through hard conversations without falling into old patterns.
Familial Support: 4 Ways You Can Aid in Your Loved One's Recovery
Addiction is a family disease. Four ways families can actively support a loved one in recovery, from emotional presence to celebrating milestones, without crossing into enabling.
National Recovery Month: The History, Culture, and Advocacy
National Recovery Month is observed every September. A look at its history from 1989 to today, the 2024 theme, and how to get involved in celebration, education, and advocacy.
How to Regain Trust: A Guide for Those in Recovery
Rebuilding trust after addiction takes patience, consistent action, and respect for the other person's timeline. A practical guide to living in amends.
Advocating for Men's Mental Health Month in 2024
Men's Mental Health Month spotlights short-term pleasure vs. long-term recovery, why men struggle to show emotion, and the healing power of community and nature.
How to Help a Family Member with Addiction: The #1 Guide to Support and Recovery
When a family member is struggling with addiction, support without enabling is hard. A guide to active participation, celebrating milestones, and protecting your own well-being.
Resilience in Recovery: Why Supportive Relationships are Valuable
Resilience in recovery is built through relationships. A conversation with Dr. Robert Hilliker on self-reflection, post-traumatic growth, and the power of community.
3 Ways to Practice Self-Love in Your Recovery Journey Today
Self-love is the foundation of recovery. Three practical ways to extend self-love today: give yourself grace, engage in positive self-talk, and celebrate your progress.
Love: The Greatest Gift of All in Recovery
Love is the antidote to addiction. A Positive Recovery MD conversation on self-worth, asking for love, and why connection breaks the shame cycle.
Therapy's Vital Role in Addiction Treatment
From detox to outpatient, therapy is integral to every stage of recovery. PRC's clinical team on individual, group, and family therapy in addiction treatment.
Celebrating the Power of Love Beyond Valentine's Day
Practicing self-love, loving the people closest to you, and extending kindness to strangers. A look at love in recovery from Positive Recovery Centers.
How Recovery Lets Us Extend Love and Gratitude to Our Past Selves
Forgiveness, ownership, and healthy boundaries in recovery. A Positive Recovery MD conversation with Joseph Gorordo on releasing guilt and shame.
Extending Love and Kindness to Our Inner Child
Inner child work in recovery. A Positive Recovery MD conversation with Heather Ogburn Stokes on grief, joy, and healing your earliest self.
Recovery Month: Celebrating Life, Unconditional Love, and Recovery
Randy Grimes, Big Texas Rally for Recovery, and the power of unconditional love through addiction. From Positive Recovery Centers.
For an Addict in Denial, Tomorrow May Never Come
Denial is a core symptom of addiction. How to recognize it, why it persists, and what loved ones can do to help someone admit there is a problem.