A woman's path to sustained recovery

Though the process of recovery is never easy, some women seem to move through the journey with less pain than others. Why? What makes the difference? Here we will talk about how that happens for each of us. We will talk about how women heal in mutually empowering realtionships with themselves, with others and with God.

Saturday, March 15, 2014

miracles

Notes from 2 spouses of persons with active alcoholism---alcoholism that is/was creating unimaginable stress and anxiety for their families. Each of them reported that their spouses have again been through treatment and are now in active recovery. One spouse talked of a commitment hospitalization because the person with alcoholism talked of suicide. That person with alcoholism is now in a group therapy setting 3 times a week and self help once a week. The family is beginning individual and family counseling.

The other spouse talked of the person with alcoholism receiving the sacrament of healing (used to be Last Rites) with the family and priest and truly having a transformational shift in thoughts, emotions and behavior.

Those of us with families who struggle with addiction know the trauma these families have been experiencing. Kids who live with this trauma day in and day out can experience all kinds of mental health issues-not unlike a form of PTSD. We all know how tenuous recovery can be. We also know the miracles that can occur.

I pray they remember they are held in God's loving arms.
Please pray for them.

Blessings-Penny
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