10 Ways You Can Avoid Enabling An Addict

Addiction, Boundaries, Codependency, Enablement

10 Ways You Can Avoid Enabling An Addict

Common and wise advice for anyone living with and loving an addict is that we must not enable the addiction.

18 May 2012 | No Comments
Unhook From Tomorrow So Today Is Easier

Addiction, Recovery

Unhook From Tomorrow So Today Is Easier

“The supreme value is not the future but the present….Whoever builds a house for future happiness builds a prison for

16 Apr 2012 | 2 Comments
What Are You Waiting For?

Addiction, Love, Recovery

What Are You Waiting For?

One day I reached a point, where supporting and loving someone with an addiction was simply more than I could

11 Feb 2012 | 2 Comments
The New Recovering You

Addiction, Recovery

The New Recovering You

    Regular visitors to Recovering You will have noticed that the site has recently been updated. All of the

29 Oct 2011 | No Comments
'No' - It's Not The Worst Word You Can Say

Addiction, Boundaries, Enablement, Love

‘No’ – It’s Not The Worst Word You Can Say

  No   A small word. Just 2 letters. But a word with so much meaning, so much power. If

8 Oct 2011 | No Comments
Are You Living The Dream - Or Facing Reality

Addiction, Boundaries, Love, Recovery

Are You Living The Dream – Or Facing Reality

  Have you ever found yourself driving somewhere, lost in a dream, only to discover that you missed your turn

12 Sep 2011 | No Comments
Our Story Of Addiction - Part 3 | The Twenties

Addiction

Our Story Of Addiction – Part 3 | The Twenties

Ever the conservative one, doing my best to avoid any further drama and chaos in my life, my early 20s

26 Aug 2011 | No Comments
How Do I Know When To Give Up?

Addiction, Love, Recovery

How Do I Know When To Give Up?

“How Do I Know When To Give Up?” This is a question I asked myself so many times when I

16 Aug 2011 | 2 Comments