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We have all heard the phrase “willing and ready.” It’s used to describe someone who is both compelled to do something and properly equipped to see it through. Take the example of running a marathon. Many people might be willing to run a marathon, but are they ready? Willingness alone doesn’t make them ready to…
When I was newly sober, my thinking was dominated by thoughts such as, “I can’t drink” and “I can’t get high.” It felt like I had an itch that only drugs or alcohol could scratch. As a Recovery Coach for Feinberg Consulting, I work with people nearly every day who are facing the same struggle…
Would you know what signs to watch for if someone close to you had alcohol poisoning? Alcohol poisoning (or alcohol overdose) occurs when someone consumes a lethal level of alcohol, typically after binge drinking. One of the biggest myths about alcohol poisoning is that it only affects college students and underage drinkers. Although these groups…
An estimated 22 million Americans struggle with various abuse of substances. Drug abuse and alcohol addiction is not a topic to be taken lightly. As with any substance abuse, it can be hard to watch a loved one go down a dark path. If you suspect that your family member or loved one is abusing…
What happens to all the dreams and big ideas we had as children? It’s something we all think about from time to time, and it’s something that’s been on my mind a lot recently. In the last few months at Feinberg Consulting, we’ve seen a significant increase in the number of clients who are requesting…
Choosing the right treatment facility is one of the most important decisions a family can make for a loved one who is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction or a mental health disorder. It’s also one of the most challenging decisions for a family to navigate. In the last decade, addiction has become a…
The advice has become exceedingly popular: “write a letter.” In a time of struggle or confusion, many therapists, coaches, and teachers often advise this practice to help people get clear on things. Sometimes the letter is written to another person; sometimes it’s written to a younger or older self. Since these letters are rarely shared,…
In most cases, an intervention is best described as a process rather than an event. This is especially true when the initial intervention meeting ends in a “No.” This isn’t often the outcome, but it does happen from time to time. Addiction can have such a strong grip on a person that even the most…
Frustration, confusion, exhaustion, and hopelessness are present in some form with every family we work with through the intervention process. These emotions are natural and understandable for families seeking help for a loved one struggling with addiction, but they don’t have to be permanent. By the time a family reaches the point where an intervention…
Addiction is a long-term, chronic disease that thrives in the shadows of a person’s life. At first, it can be fairly easy for a person to conceal the signs of his or her drug or alcohol abuse. As addiction progresses, however, often over the course of years but for some much sooner, more and more…
So often in the addiction recovery process, family members and close friends are told that they need to “stop enabling” a loved one because it perpetuates the disease. But what exactly is enabling behavior? And how can someone know if they’re enabling? Helping families understand the answer to these questions is an important theme in…
If you know one thing about Ken Daniels, it’s his voice. The play-by-play announcer has been calling Detroit Red Wings games for more than two decades. Due to a tragedy in his family, however, Daniels is now calling attention to something much more important than any hockey game. A recent article in The Athletic Detroit…