Thursday Night Friends & Family January 20: Appreciating the Change Process

Hey all!

When you see your loved one continuing to use despite relationship problems, family problems, work problems, legal problems, and so on, it's…discouraging. That might be the understatement of the century, especially when this goes on so long it doesn't seem like anything is ever going to change.

But- let's face it: Change is hard. It takes time. And, when it comes to your loved one, making the change towards sobriety is not one change. Sobriety is the product of a number of changes that are sustained over time.

Why am I telling you all this? This week in our Friends & Family Education group we're going to be discussing the change process.

We're going to be talking about why it's difficult for your loved one to change, but we are also going to talk about some of the intermediate changes that might be happening in their lives that let you see that change is happening before the change has happened.

What I mean by that is this: Your loved one is likely making moves towards sobriety before you recognize it. Through our conversation, you'll learn some new things to look for so that you can recognize some of the incremental changes your loved one makes on the path to sobriety. When you can see those things, you can sleep a little easier knowing that good things are happening and having confidence that your loved one is finding their way.

Join Scott McBean on Thursday, January 20th, at 6:30 via Zoom to learn more: https://vcu.zoom.us/j/299427496