Navigating the silence of a loved one with bipolar disorder is challenging, but understanding their emotional state can ground your response in empathy. Discover patterns, strategies, and interventions to support them without taking their withdrawal personally. Maintain hope and resilience while planning structured support and seeking professional guidance.
In families dealing with addiction or mental illness, words alone often fall short. Intervention Services and Coaching offers structured, compassionate agreements to set clear boundaries and guide recovery. Ready to create lasting change? Contact us for a confidential consultation.
Navigating the challenges of loving someone with an addiction can feel overwhelming. At Intervention Services and Coaching, we guide families through the complexities of codependency and survival modes. By fostering open dialogue and teaching healthy boundaries, families learn to support without enabling. Our resources empower you to prioritize self-care, ensuring resilience throughout the intervention process. Discover how to rebuild trust and establish a foundation for lasting recovery together.
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Addiction affects not just individuals but also their families, friends, and communities. In Maine, where substance abuse issues like alcohol, opioids, and stimulants are prevalent, recognizing the signs that a loved one may need help is crucial. Early intervention can save lives and set individuals on a path to recovery. In this blog, we’ll explore
When I mention the word “Intervention” what probably comes to your mind (as it does for most people) is a version of what you’ve most likely seen in TV shows or movies. While not outlandishly wrong, these portrayals tend to be inaccurate at best, and outright misleading at the worst end of the spectrum. They
Any intervention setup you find yourself in is bound to be charged with a lot of energy, anxiety, and anticipation. It is a complex, emotional interaction between a multifaceted group of people. You have, of course, the person with substance dependency. The lynchpin on who’s the whole endeavor is based upon and developed for. You
The City of Middleton, Ohio, is feeling the effects of the opioid crisis like so many other municipalities in the US. Under a proposed plan by a City Council member, people who dial 911 for help for a person who is overdosing on opioids may be told that help is not on the way. Councilman
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More long term studies are being published on the effects of opioids in the United States. As researchers are able to obtain a broader scope of the damage, the data is revealing more about what could help combat the opioid crisis. For instance, a new report shows that women are being admitted into emergency rooms
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The results of a new study have found that teens who come from an upper-middle class background are at higher risk for drug or alcohol addiction than the national average. The researchers found that in their mid-twenties, young adults from a well-to-do background were two-to-three times more likely to be diagnosed with an addiction. The
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In the past, scientists have found that alcohol consumption is linked to a variety of diseases, including throat, liver and esophageal cancer. And now a new report released by the American Institute for Cancer Research states that even small amounts of alcohol consumed regularly can increase the chances of developing breast cancer in women. In
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At the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, researchers presented a new study that warns against prescribing opioids for minor pain. The room full of doctors and medical professionals listened to Kit Delgado, an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, explain how even small amounts
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Curbing underage drinking has been a massive and lengthy project for high schools, government agencies and parents throughout the country for decades. It seems like all that effort is starting to pay off, as reports indicate that teens drink less than they used to overall. However, binge drinking (consuming several drinks in one sitting) is
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