When parents place their child into Recovery, they often hear the words, “He is Safe”. Those words can bring up thoughts of failure and shame as we ask ourselves, ‘Why is my child safe, now? Why does safety include getting my child out of the Family System?"
Don’t go there. Instead, know the language of the Recovery world and take these words to mean, it's time to do your own work.
Family Systems comprise of intergenerational traditions, traumas, and 'ways of how we do things'. Take the time your child is in the care of Recovery professionals to re-assess those ways of how it's always been done. Find out who YOU are, how YOU were made, and gently walk towards a path where you will contribute to a healthier Family System through a healthier you.

Links promised for the Show Notes

3:50 – Huberman Lab Podcast that highlights how puberty can completely change your child, The Science & Health Benefits of Deliberate Heat Exposure (yes, it's in this Podcast around 48:50).

5:20 – Family System definition, Family Systems Therapy | Psychology Today

7:05 – Sympathetic Nervous definition, Sympathetic Nervous System | Summary, Structure, Functions (human-memory.net)

8:15 – Huberman Lab Podcast on the value of mastering breath work, Dr. Jack Feldman: Breathing for Mental & Physical Health & Performance - Huberman Lab

8:35 – Getting rid of Shame in the process of Recovery from Al-Anon, Putting the Focus on Myself - Al-Anon Family Groups

9:45 – NARM,Introduction to the NeuroAffective Relational Model™ [NARM] – Dr Laurence Heller

10:35 – Survival Styles, An Overview of NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) Therapy - The Human Condition

12:30 - Snapchat Making Efforts To Stop Drug Dealing - Addiction Center

15:00 - Recovery Center, Outstanding Characteristics Overview Outstanding Characteristics of a Good Rehab Facility – Recovery Rehab Services Guide (wordpress.com)

Thank you for listening and please visit www.siblinghoodofrecovery.com for free resources, links to organizations, groups and individuals who can offer help in the Journey of Recovery towards healing from substance use disorders. If you like this Podcast, please leave a rating on wherever you're listening. It will help to get the word out.
If there is one message I can leave you with, the best you can offer your loved one battling addiction is love and a healthier you.
Walk gently, my friend.