Enabling vs. Healthy Helping

One of the greatest struggles most parents have in dealing with an adult child struggling with substance use disorder is differentiating between inadvertently enabling their addiction vs. helping them in a healthy and loving way toward recovery.
In this program father and son team Kim and Sean Humphrey talk about their journey as Sean's parents began to institute the loving and healthy boundaries they learned by attending Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL). Kim is now the CEO of PAL; and Sean is in long-term recovery after years of addiction to heroin. He now is the community liaison for The Calvary Healing Center in Phoenix.
Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL) is a nonprofit that provides hope through education and support to parents of adults dealing with substance use disorder. Free weekly support groups of parents helping parents use an evidence-based curriculum created by professionals in the treatment and recovery field.
Visit their website at www.palgroup.org
To see if there is a meeting in your area or learn about virtual meetings go to meetings.palgr...
To talk about how to start a group in your area, email. [e-mail]
Sponsored by The ARCHway Institute - thearchwayinst...
Original broadcast January 27, 2021.

[@anthonyfoster8675]

This is great, very practical and real-life. Have you seen Dr. KJ Foster's videos on addiction? They're also great.

[@Susan-tv7kj]

Thank you, this is VERY helpful to hear from both Dad and Son. I'm taking notes! God Bless your family 🌈✌

[@ParentsofAddictedLovedOnes]

Susan, thanks so much. Please let other parents know that PAL offers hope and support. They can learn more at palgroup.org/

[@shellymende8174]

Thank you, I have been baling them out, but
i can no longer do this, so thank you.

[@paulakuhfus2656]

Can we find the slides and pictures somewhere? Thank you so much for making this video. In times of Covid we are learning but this really sped up the information we receive.

[@ParentsofAddictedLovedOnes]

Hi Paula. We're so glad you found this helpful - and encouraging. The pictures and slides were intentionally not included on CZcams to protect the privacy of Kim and Sean's family, but they review all the points during the spoken presentation. You can also get more information on the PAL website at palgroup.org/ or find a group in your area by clicking directly here: meetings.palgroup.org/meetings

[@gailgiasson6489]

There are no slides.

[@Wessssleymoore]

How can I start PAL meetings in my area

[@ParentsofAddictedLovedOnes]

Please email us at [e-mail] to learn how easy it is - thanks so much!

[@patlegault5129]

Are there any groups in Ontario Canada?

[@giamehlos5087]

I have been approached to bring PAL to Laughlin, NV. Not sure if I can lead because I lost my only child to Fentanyl. I would still try.

[@mhazeltine8083]

I’m so sorry

[@gailgiasson6489]

Were you ever afraid that your son would commit suicide if things got too bad?

[@ParentsofAddictedLovedOnes]

One of the very unfortunate issues is the threat of suicide which certainly did happen. We always take this seriously and every hint or suggestion of this, we attempted to find where they would be and send help. Always take threats seriously.