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  <title>Recovery and the Family -Recovered 487</title>
  <description>Raising a Family in Recovery&#13;
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When I came into recovery, I was not on a winning streak.&#13;
And neither was my family on a winning streak.&#13;
As a matter of fact, my family was on the rocks.&#13;
I thought my loved ones would be thrilled when I came into the program, but as far as I could tell, they were just as pissed as ever.&#13;
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Suzie&amp;amp;hellip;&#13;
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Tell us a little about your family life before coming into the program.&#13;
I think you really have two stories&#13;
One with your parents&#13;
and the other with your daughter&#13;
Tell us a little about what it used to be like?&#13;
What did your family look like when you were using?&#13;
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Janet, welcome to the studio&#13;
For the benefit of our listeners, tell us a little about yourself&#13;
what is your sobriety dat, who&amp;amp;rsquo;s your sponsor, where is your home group?&#13;
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Tell us a little about what it used to be like?&#13;
What did your family look like when you were using?&#13;
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What was your experience with your loved ones before recovery?&#13;
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How did the relationship change after recovery?&#13;
Did your recovery upset the family unit after recovery?&#13;
Was the family jealous of recovery?&amp;amp;nbsp;&#13;
How is it changing today?&#13;
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Did you ever explain your addiction and recovery to your family?&#13;
Did this discussion continue as the children grew older?&#13;
Did you children/loved ones ever seek recovery?&#13;
Have your loved ones ever describe what it was like for them when you were using?&#13;
How did you react?&#13;
What about the amends process, have you done this with your loved ones?&#13;
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Making time to be together is important, how did you do this with your loved ones?&#13;
Did you ever feel the need to buy their love back?&#13;
How about recovery activities, do your loved ones attend open talk meetings?&#13;
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Have you ever Scheduled weekly family meetings so things can be discussed openly?&#13;
They say consistency is important,&amp;amp;nbsp;&#13;
what are your experiences with being consistent with the family?&#13;
What does inconsistent behavior do to the family dynamic?&#13;
dependable, responsible and reasonable parenting, what does this mean to you?&#13;
What does consistent behavior look like to you?&#13;
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Your thoughts on therapy for the family?&#13;
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Final Thoughts&#13;
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http://www.hazelden.org/web/public/thought.view?catId=1901&#13;
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