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Getting Sober Doesn’t Fix an Alcoholic Family
Getting sober can end the immediate chaos of alcoholism, but families often keep living with patterns that developed during the drinking years. Secrecy, mistrust, defensiveness, watching for danger, controlling information, and avoiding certain subjects can all continue long after the alcohol is gone. Using the story of a couple I worked with, this episode looks at how a family can become organized around addiction and why those habits do not automatically disappear with sobriety.
The episode also explores rebuilding trust after addiction, the difference between privacy and secrecy, why a…
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