Relationships

Having a loved one struggling with addiction can be extremely challenging and often difficult to navigate. Knowing how to handle a loved one with a drug or alcohol addiction can be extremely tough, especially as there is a fine line between enabling an addict and helping them. If you are questioning whether you are enabling […]

Starting the journey of addiction recovery whilst also being a parent can often feel overwhelming, especially at first. This article provides parents in recovery with general and practical advice, encouraging them to create a nurturing, safe and healthy environment.   Our Advice to Healthy Parenting in Recovery The balance between your own personal healing and […]

Lockdown, down to its unfamiliarity, lack of structure and our reduced sense of freedom have impacted us all. It’s no wonder that mental health rates throughout the UK have increased throughout the midst of lockdowns. However, for parents and carers, this time has carried even more tests, even more responsibilities and even more adaptations, making […]

As societal norms change, it is becoming increasingly common for parents to split up and for a single parent to take custody of the children. Statistically, women are more likely to be the primary caregiver for children and are thus more likely to end up as single parents. However, this isn’t always the case and […]

Drug and alcohol addiction makes it hard to maintain everyday responsibilities, meaning that in recovery it is necessary for addicts to have to effectively rebuild their entire lives, often from the ground up. One of the areas of your life that is likely to have been badly affected by your addiction is your relationships with friends, family […]

Whilst the root causes of addiction cannot be clearly defined, with everything from genetics to mental illness or a history of trauma listed as possible triggers, recent research has also found a link with popularity at a young age. The study, conducted by Joseph P. Allen – a Professor of Psychology at the University of […]

Are you concerned about the amount of alcohol your loved one is drinking? Perhaps your loved one is drinking in the morning. You might even begin to smell alcohol on your partner when he or she returns home from work. Another classic sign that your loved one is drinking too much is when he or […]