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Home for the Holidays
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Original Posting at Journey Pure As the family member of a loved one who has freshly finished alcohol/drug treatment, you may be wondering what you should or shouldn’t say or do during a holiday gathering. It’s a new day for the family dynamics...![Emotional Blackmail](http://cohesiontn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/portrait-119851_1920-1080x675.jpg)
Emotional Blackmail
EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL Most addicts and alcoholics have a built-in, well-refined ability to emotionally manipulate others. Since the people that are in close relationships with them are usually caught between hope and fear, the manipulation takes on a dysfunctional lock...Read more“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
–Psalm 34:18
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Shame Blamers
SHAME BLAMERS A good friend in the “Bongo Girls” coffee group coined a fabulous term in a group coffee session…”Shame Blamers”. (Thank you Kari Estrin at www.kariestrin.com). I am not totally sure what she meant, but I am going to write a...![Healthy Codependency?](http://cohesiontn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/human-3368111_1920-1080x675.jpg)
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