SafeHouse Podcast

Season 2 Episode 11

Busting Addiction and Its Myths

The purpose of Safehouse podcast is to help families learn the truth about addiction and alcoholism so that they can take the right action to help the addict they love and to help themselves at this critical time in their lives. Exposing the truth about addiction and alcoholism also requires that we bust the myths surrounding both addiction/alcoholism and the recovery process.

Intervention Done Badly, or Not

Season 2 – Episode 11

I can’t tell you how many people have come up to me in the past decade and have asked me to lead an intervention like they see done on TV.
The reality is that an intervention is not a reality show. I want to shed some light on the when and the how as it relates to an intervention, especially if you don’t want to or can’t hire a professional. I shall address the when and the how momentarily.

One thing that leads to failure is to think that a one-on-one intervention has any chance of working. The odds are close to zero. First the intervener has had no training, and the second factor in failure is the fact that alcoholics and addicts are skilful manipulators.

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