Family Systems Therapy & Recovery

Addiction, Recovery, Resources

If you think about it for a minute, it’s probably easy to see that family is so important as an influence on drug and/or alcohol misuse and recovery. The impact can be positive or negative, healthy or harmful. There may be nothing more powerful than family in...

Support Groups for Families and Loved Ones

Resources

At Recovery Navigators we believe that a critical part of family recovery is fellowship with and support from people with similar problems. Few experiences in recovery are as valuable as hearing from someone else a story that sounds like yours. There are many...

How Do I Help If They Don’t Want Sobriety?

Addiction, Recovery

The better question might be, “Who do I help if they don’t want sobriety?” In the last post we discussed someone who was ready and willing to get sober. What if the person I care about isn’t ready yet? Here’s the blunt truth: You can’t make them stop and neither can...

Welcome to Recovery Navigators

Addiction, Recovery

I started Recovery Navigators because I remember the confusion, the feeling of being overwhelmed, fear, and anxiety – all mixed with great hope – when I surrendered and decided to stop my substance abuse. I had reached the point at which the pain of continuing...