Duane Osterlind, LMFT
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
215: How to Help Your Loved One Make a Positive Change with Kenneth Carpenter
215: How to Help Your Loved One Make a Positive Change with Kenneth Carpenter
215: How to Help Your Loved One Make a Positive Change with Kenneth Carpenter
Monday 9th January 2023
Kenneth Carpenter offers practical tools for supporting loved ones through addiction on 'The Addicted Mind Podcast'.
39 minutes
Informative
Empowering
Hopeful
Compassionate
Engaging
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Author:
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
Overview:
Categories:
Understanding Addiction & Recovery
Sobriety Toolkit
Recovery from Trauma
Family Recovery from Addiction
Navigating Intimate Relationships
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Get the buttons here!Supporting a Loved One Through Addiction: Advice from Kenneth Carpenter
We fall back onto old ways of being and kind of beat the same drum and it doesn't change the music right, right.
Watching someone you care about struggle with addiction can be heartbreaking. This episode of 'The Addicted Mind Podcast' offers a lifeline. Host Duane Osterlind sits down with Kenneth Carpenter, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist and co-author of 'The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends'. Carpenter brings his expertise to the table, sharing practical tools and resources designed to help families support their loved ones on the road to recovery.
Carpenter emphasizes the importance of approaching your loved one with empathy and nonjudgment. He discusses motivational interviewing, a technique that fosters open communication and encourages change through hope rather than pain. Understanding that ambivalence is a natural part of the recovery process is crucial, and Carpenter sheds light on how families can navigate this without feeling discouraged. This episode is packed with actionable advice, from setting healthy boundaries to recognizing the stages of change.
Carpenter's insights are both compassionate and practical, offering a sense of hope and a roadmap for families who feel lost. Whether you're dealing with addiction in your family or want to support someone who is, this episode provides valuable guidance and reassurance.