by PAL | Nov 1, 2019 | PAL Blog
As we continue the conversation around common questions or comments I hear from parents of addicted loved ones in my practice, one of the top concerns involves setting boundaries. I often hear clients say, “I was talking with someone (or I went to a PAL meeting) and...
by PAL | Nov 1, 2019 | PAL Blog
In Alcoholics Anonymous basic text, we learn that our recovery is a daily reprieve, contingent upon the maintenance of our spiritual condition. In other words, we don’t get to accrue recovery. I like to think of it more like remission – as long as I take my...
by PAL | Oct 30, 2019 | PAL Blog
Step 1: Learn about your adult child’s problem of delayed emotional growth. In addition to alcohol or drug abuse, your child may have another issue. It serves as a silent partner in keeping addiction active and resistant to change, but can be quite difficult to...
by PAL | Sep 30, 2019 | PAL Blog
The insidious nature of the disease of addiction centers in the addict’s mind, purging rationality, critical thinking, and common sense, when exposed to substances. Addicts and non-addicts experience consequences differently. A non-addict might receive a DUI due to...
by PAL | Sep 30, 2019 | PAL Blog
In our quest for freedom from our codependent thinking and behavior, it is important to remember that the codependent seeks to control others while those in recovery seek to control themselves. The shift from other control to self control is a signal of true growth....
by Sean H | Sep 1, 2019 | PAL Blog
Part I of the journey Sean shares he grew up in a Christian household with law-abiding parents who provided for him and he was not lacking anything. However, inside he felt a looming darkness he couldn’t escape, and he desperately wanted to be someone other than...
