Coaching Episode: Learning to Let Go with Tracey

ABOUT THE EPISODE:
Having a child who misuses drugs or alcohol can look very different for all of us – especially for children of different ages.  For parents of kids who are still living at home, the responsibilities and realities are simply not the same as parents whose children are young adults, living on their own outside the home.

In today’s coaching episode, my guest Tracey tells us how her 26-year-old son finally accepted treatment just a few months ago, after more than a decade of alcohol misuse.  Tracey is still learning how to strike that balance between support and control, and how to let go of the downward spiral of anxiety about her son’s relapse that, I’m sure, so many of us can relate to.

In this episode we discuss:

• how Tracey finally came to understand why her son began drinking so many years ago
• how she has made so much progress toward her goal of relinquishing control of her son’s life, and what she might still do to improve
• and a few tips and tricks to staying grounded – from a “letter of resignation” to ice cube handling

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• Aware RecoveryCare (in-home detox services)

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