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Trying Boundaries Out for a Change

Ironically, families can endure and tolerate tremendous, interpersonal insanity, but it is typically an outside boundary that creates the opportunity for an intervention. One they won’t feel guilty about participating in.

By Roots Collaborative, 2 years2 years ago
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Modeling Mental Health for our Kids

Being the perfect picture of mental health for our children sounds like a very tall order, believe me I know. That said, striving to take of ourselves is one of the biggest gifts we can give to our kids. Modeling healthy behaviors develops trust. Saying one thing while doing another does not.

By Roots Collaborative, 2 years2 years ago
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“We Need to Talk”

“Uh-Oh,” is the predominant answer we heard when asking people their response to hearing the words, “We need to talk.” Seems no one’s thrilled by a summons to sit down and talk, let alone listen to someone’s thoughts on us. Outside of treating the physical and biological aspects of addiction and Read more…

By Roots Collaborative, 2 years ago
Addictions Recovery

Holiday Trifecta… aka Recovery’s Bermuda Triangle

In recovery circles, Thanksgiving weekend kicks off the emotional trifecta of the holidays.  The stretch between now, Christmas and New Year’s is latent with boobytraps that can tempt us to engage with our less than desirable coping skills (excessive behaviors) that leave us feeling worse off.  This year, we’re facing Read more…

By Roots Collaborative, 2 years2 years ago
Addictions Recovery

When your Medicine Becomes Lethal

Although it sounds so cliche, a common theme we’re still hearing—despite all of the opioid epidemic media coverage —is, “We didn’t think this could happen to our family.”  National news paints a macro picture; lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies like Purdue, the Federal Government’s “war on drugs,” with the occasional story Read more…

By Roots Collaborative, 2 years2 years ago
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Don’t Judge a Body by its Cover

When healing from an eating disorder, learning to eat “healthy” or “normally” is not the full solution—the issue has a much deeper root that is being expressed through food

By Roots Collaborative, 2 years2 years ago
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Where Batman and Bill Wilson Meet

  Honored are we to collaborate and recover with amazing human beings. “Recovery Sensei” highlights special people we think you need to know. Terry Shapiro, MS, CAC, VP and Executive Director of Hanley Center and Origins FL Programs The active illness always has us wishing we were someone else.  Who Read more…

By Roots Collaborative, 2 years2 years ago
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Roots Roundtable Series 01

Learn how intervening with LOVE, COMPASSION and an INVITATION
builds lasting recovery and starts healing multigenerational family trauma.

By Roots Collaborative, 3 years2 years ago
Addictions Recovery

When Recreation becomes Medication…

Those suffering from the illness are experts in convincing themselves and others that you’re not seeing what you’re seeing, you’re not hearing what you’re hearing, you’re not feeling what you’re feeling, and that there is no problem. If you are experiencing the invalidation of your reality, please let us help.

By Roots Collaborative, 3 years2 years ago
Addictions Recovery

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By Roots Collaborative, 3 years3 years ago
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