Finding Mental Wellness
Finding Mental Wellness
Podcast Description
We talk about everything related to behavioral health, from addiction to primary mental health disorders. By talking with our staff, hearing their personal stories and the expertise they put into our program each and every day, we wish to educate the community and reduce the stigma that exists around both addiction and mental health.
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Covers a range of topics related to behavioral health, including addiction, mental health disorders, recovery journeys, and community education, with episodes like Breaking the Cycle that detail personal stories of overcoming addiction and the supportive culture at recovery centers.
We talk about everything related to behavioral health, from addiction to primary mental health disorders. By talking with our staff, hearing their personal stories and the expertise they put into our program each and every day, we wish to educate the community and reduce the stigma that exists around both addiction and mental health.
Suzanne Brown, LCSW, Clinical Director at Midwest Recovery Centers, shares her personal and professional insights on how addiction impacts entire families, not only individuals. She offers practical tools for family recovery, including boundary setting, detaching with love, and understanding the disease model of addiction. By reframing enabling as “caring out of balance,” listeners are empowered to support their loved ones compassionately while also protecting their own wellbeing.
Key Points/Topics Covered
- Understanding addiction as a family disease and separating the person from their illness
- The impact of addiction on family members and the importance of self-care for families
- Enabling behavior: Innocent vs. desperate enabling and how caring can become out of balance
- Practical boundary setting and the concept of detaching with love
- Supporting and modeling healthy behaviors for children in families impacted by addiction
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