5. Stages We Go Through

Shame (Part 2)

Shame (Part 2)

Shame is an emotion that society uses to control people, to make us ‘less than’.

Shame

“Shame is an excuse to hate ourselves for something we did or didn’t do in

Enabling

Enabling

This is what we have all been doing. Our addicted child doesn’t exist in a

Denial

Denial

One of the strongest human instincts is the avoidance of pain. Not long ago, we

Fix our son/daughter. We want our lives back.

Fix our son/daughter. We want our lives back.

  Is this how you feel right now? It’s how I felt when I first

Breakthrough, Part 1

Breakthrough, Part 1

OK – I recognise that I’m part of the problem. Where do I begin? You