Families and Addiction: Are You Enabling Your Child?
08/05/21 • 20 min
Are you enabling or empowering your child? The desire to help those who mean the most to us is one of the most remarkable human instincts. But often, our determination to help ends up crossing healthy lines, especially when talking about addiction. In this podcast, Clare Waismann, RAS/SUDCC, registered addiction specialist, and David Livingston, LMFT, clinical director for Domus Retreat, will answer a listener’s question about what it means to enable and what to do about it in a parent-child relationship.
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Email your questions about addiction, recovery, and mental health to [email protected] and have them answered on our next episode!
WAISMANN METHOD® Opioid Treatment Specialists & Rapid Detox Center
Are you enabling or empowering your child? The desire to help those who mean the most to us is one of the most remarkable human instincts. But often, our determination to help ends up crossing healthy lines, especially when talking about addiction. In this podcast, Clare Waismann, RAS/SUDCC, registered addiction specialist, and David Livingston, LMFT, clinical director for Domus Retreat, will answer a listener’s question about what it means to enable and what to do about it in a parent-child relationship.
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Email your questions about addiction, recovery, and mental health to [email protected] and have them answered on our next episode!
WAISMANN METHOD® Opioid Treatment Specialists & Rapid Detox Center
Previous Episode
Did You Fail Treatment or Did Treatment Fail You?
An important part of understanding how treatment can help with dependence and addiction problems is recognizing the program’s limitations. What can an addiction treatment professional do to help? What limits do healthcare professionals and treatment programs need to be more honest about? Clare Waismann, RAS/SUDCC and David Livingston, LMFT discuss these questions and help illuminate how embracing limitations can actually be empowering to the patient.
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Email your questions about addiction, recovery, and mental health to [email protected] and have them answered on our next episode!
WAISMANN METHOD® Opioid Treatment Specialists & Rapid Detox Center
Next Episode
Are You Enabling Your Partner’s Addiction?
This is the second part of our 2-part discussion with Clare Waismann, RAS/SUDCC and David Livingston, LMFT. When your loved one is battling substance abuse issues, the worst thing you can do is support their addiction. Learn the signs of enabling behavior vs. helping your partner in their recovery.
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Email your questions about addiction, recovery, and mental health to [email protected] and have them answered on our next episode!
WAISMANN METHOD® Opioid Treatment Specialists & Rapid Detox Center
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