Moms Letting Go Without Giving Up

Do you know what a Genogram is? Why are these important?

Learn types of Family Boundary problems from the book, Boundaries, When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Take Control of Your Life. by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend.

The other book I mention is Beyond Addiction, How Science and Kindness Help People Change, by Jeffrey Foote, Phd, Carrie Wilkens, Phd, and Nicole Kosanke, Phd.

Before we can change our family patterns and dysfunctions, we must be aware of our blind spots and boundary problems.

Join the All Mighty Mom Tribe and get in on the discussion to heal and find support.

Why is it so difficult for Moms to follow through with consequences in addiction?

What is the difference between logical and natural consequences? 

Learn how to create a contract with your family and addicted loved one that communicates well thought out consequences.

In this episode, I share Jay Shetty's SPOT, STOP and SWAP method to coping with negativity. (From his book, Think Like a Monk, Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day.

"Stopping negativity doesn't mean shunning it. Instead, get closer to it." Jay Shetty

Learn the SPOT, STOP and SWAP method and find more JOY in your life. You have the power to be more self-aware of the negativity in your life.

What will you do about it?

Meet the Mom of an Addicted Loved One, Rosalie Kauffman, who wrote a song, WASH ME, for her son and shares it here - acapella. (Listen all the way until the end.) She talks about where she found the words and how they came to life.

✳👉👉The lyrics give a voice to our beloved addicted ones locked in jails and prisons. 

This song brought me to tears.

 >>Stay tuned for more information about downloading this music to share in your community.<<

I share my BLESS Method of Communicating with our ALO's and using the PEACE Way to Listen.

B - Be calm

L - Listen

E - Empower your child to take responsibility for his actions

S - Stay in your lane

S - Short - Don't lecture

PEACE Way to Listen:

Paraphrase, Emotion, Affirm, Consent, Empathy

The All Mighty Mom Tribe is a private group for Moms of Addicted Loved Ones who want to grow spiritually, personally and emotionally.

In the tribe, Moms HEAL. HEALING HAPPENS in our COMMUNITY. Moms will gain confidence, make new friends, understand addiction, learn to love themselves and their addicted loved one, and build better relationships.

The membership includes: Addiction courses, Support meetings, one-on-one success partners, Coaching, Bible study, Book study, and more.

To JOIN (it costs less than a coffee a day). See the benefits: MomsLettingGo.Teachable.com/p/all-mighty-mom-membership

If you have questions, reach out to Michelle at [email protected]

Sandy Swenson is the mother of two sons—one of whom struggles with addiction. She lives in the place where love and addiction meet—a place where help enables and hope hurts–and has become a powerful voice for moms with addicted children, putting their thoughts and feeling into words.

Sandy first documented her experiences with her son’s addiction in the critically-acclaimed book The Joey Song: A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Addiction,  followed by Tending Dandelions: Honest Meditations for Mothers With Addicted Children [Hazelden 2017] and a companion collection of ponderments in her app,  Readings for Moms of Addicts, [Hazelden 2018]. 

In her latest book, Just Dandy: Living with Heartache and Wishes [Hazelden 2020], Sandy shares her heartache and her journey of courage, resiliency, and acceptance, inspiring us to believe that no matter what comes our way, it is possible to say we’re “just dandy” and (usually) mean it.

https://www.sandyswenson.com

“Simply Becoming is really my heart more than anything." 

Rebecca helps women work through fear and anxiety as well as helping them to realize and accept who they are. Sometimes she helps women work through difficult places in their life and on their journey to becoming who they are.

In her counseling, Rebecca is honest with the women she works with, admitting she cannot heal them, but will work with them on their “joy journey” as they work toward intentional healing. It is her belief if people get help for a broken bone, why should they not also get help for a broken heart? She also has a prayer team for both her and her clients as they go through their journey.

For more information about Dawson’s counseling methods, (she zooms too!) and to download her free ebook HERE. "Healing Prayers for Emotional Wounds."

Learn THREE TIPS on how to overcome anxiety in this interview.

visit www.blueroompublications.com, where Rebecca also offers free 20 minute discovery sessions.

Six Ideas on How to Intentionally Add HOPE to Your Life.

HOPE = Having Only Positive Expectations

My Goal: To Empower ONE MILLION Moms of Addicted Loved Ones to get into recovery by 2025. Let me EMPOWER You!

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If you're wondering if you should include your addicted son or daughter in your holiday festivities, listen to what one addict said.

A powerful glimpse into how an addicted loved one wants you to treat him on Christmas.