Why Knowledge Matters
Hope is not a wish.
Hope is a plan.
The lives of the people we love may very well depend on our ability to respond with logic and love instead of fear and enabling. We provide the science and the structure to help you navigate this crisis. You will learn:
- How to set boundaries that protect rather than punish
- Communication skills to reach through the "noise" of addiction
- The difference between helping and enabling (and how to stop the latter)
- How to preserve your own sanity and health during the process
"Not all addicted people have the same adverse experiences, but they do all share one thing: at some point, the substance or behavior became, for them, a solution to an emotional problem."
— Dr. Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
"We are not responsible for another person's recovery or lack of it. But we can stop contributing to their problems, and we can start taking better care of ourselves."
— Melody Beattie, Codependent No More
These are among the books that inform our curriculum. See the full reading list →