Treatment is a great beginning, but what happens when the addict returns home?
When families learn the Be A Loving Mirror method they become crucial supporters of sobriety in the home, and they find greater joy and peace for themselves in the process.
BALM COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY RECOVERY EDUCATION
Helps Families Become Their Loved One's Best Chance For Recovery!
Helps Families Become Their Loved One's Best Chance For Recovery!
Families who learn the BALM SM method learn how to:
* erase judgments that create barriers between families and their loved one
* set and stick to boundaries
* regain the inner calm and peace they thought they'd lost forever
* become aware of triggers that can give their addict excuses to relapse
* avoid the mental obsession that plagues so many families caught up in their loved one's life
* achieve peace in the home
* learn the Loving Mirror secrets for a sane and joyful life
This one-year course is for...
* family members of clients in treatment, therapy, or recovery coaching
* parents of addicts in after-care programs, halfway houses and sober living facilities, and prison
* spouses, children and siblings of addicts
* parents of teens struggling with excessive experimentation in high school or college
* anyone concerned about a friend or loved one's drinking or drugging.
This powerful threefold educational program includes:
1. Information - We will educate you with 12 Family Recovery Principles presented through weekly live calls, a workbook, and an online archive of over 120 hours of lessons, expert interviews, discussions, recovering speakers and recovering families. All calls are recorded for you to access at any time.
2. Transformation - Your family receives tools to put that information into practice through the 7 Steps to BALM. These steps will empower you to effectively communicate with your loved one using the Be A Loving Mirror method.
3. Support - Participate in weekly group coaching calls. Here is where families go to get their questions answered, receive support, and hear how others are coping with the challenges of a loved one's struggles with substance use disorder and other addictions.
Participation in the BALM includes up to four (4) family members, each with a unique user ID. No matter where you live, if you are affected by a loved one's addiction or experimentation with drugs and alcohol, the BALM Comprehensive can help you!
You will regain your sanity and serenity as you learn how to become your addict's BEST chance to recover!
You will improve communication with your loved one, as you discover what it means to respond rather than react to situations!
INFORMATION - THE DAILY BALM COURSE
These are the 12 Principles you incorporate into your life on a daily basis, learning them from group calls, recordings and online materials.
Included are:
* weekly recorded lessons on the BALM Family Recovery Principles
* a library of 120+ recordings of earlier BALM interview calls to access 24/7 (interviews with experts in the fields of addiction, recovery and self-care; individuals in long-term recovery; and family members in recovery)
* workbook for each lesson
* Powerpoint for each lesson
PLUS:
* Weekly live calls every Wednesday evening featuring a panel of coaches. These calls include discussions, speakers and experts interviews. As a class participant, you are encouraged to join in. Afterward, the recording will be archived in the Daily BALM library.
TRANSFORMATION - THE 7 STEPS TO BALM
BALM is the acronym for Be A Loving Mirror, the signature program of Family Recovery Resources. This is an eight-week course, offered throughout the year, which helps you communicate in a respectful, loving way, in spite of your loved one's crazy-making behaviors.
What is a BALM Conversation?
* a mini-intervention you can have with your loved one
* a 7-step process that transforms conversations and turns chaos to sanity
* a method to bring calm, clarity and sanity into the relationship
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During the class you will:
* learn the steps of the method * hear demonstrations of the BALM Conversation method * practice with a partner during the class |
In between classes you will:
* work with a buddy on the phone * practice with family and/or friends * review the elements of each step with online materials |
This is the time to learn tools to help you lovingly get your life back as you help your struggling loved one most effectively.
SUPPORT - WEEKLY GROUP COACHING CALLS
There are weekly opportunities to work with a coach in a small group setting. Each week, participants bring current issues they would like to approach using the BALM method. The coach introduces tools, exercises and insights to provide BALM families with additional opportunities to grow their family recovery. And remember, this is open to up to four members of your family.
For more information on the BALM SM (Be A Loving Mirror) family program, or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact me. You can also visit the Family Recovery Resources website.