Addiction in the Modeling Field – Part 1 N - Being a model for ten years, I can tell you all that addiction is something that affects a lot of young girls and boys. I hope that there are models watching this conference who are inspired to get the help that they need today. J [...]
Families & Addiction – Part 6: Tips for the Family For the family system to change, there has to be a precedent of honesty created. To do so, the people in that system need to learn how to communicate differently. They have to learn to be honest with one another. With addiction, the secret-keeping that [...]
Families and Addiction – Part 3: Charlie’s Family – Part 2 Let’s continue to look at how a family can become impacted by addiction through the roles Charlie’s family has taken on. The Controller Let's consider Charlie’s father, Henry. Henry began to observe some of the alcoholic behaviors of his son. When Charlie became intoxicated, [...]
Families and Addiction – Part 2: Charlie’s Family – Part 1 Once the family system is formed around an addicted individual, it acts like any other system in that the status quo tends to be maintained, members of the system become more defined in their roles, and change becomes more difficult to implement. Let’s look [...]
Families and Addiction – Part 1: What is a Family System? I want to talk to you today about how the family system of an addicted individual begins to get created. At Timberline Knolls, I do both individual and group work with women, which comes with a multitude of issues. Many times they struggle with [...]MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented as is without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.