Tag: Healing

Intervention: The Help An Addict Needs

by Stephanie Tucker, MDAAC, M.Min. As he slammed the door to leave, Ann felt that sick, queasy feeling in her stomach. She knew what was next. She always knew what was next, and the chaos and frustration left her paralyzed. Brad promised to quit time and time again. But his promises meant nothing to her […]

Treating Addiction With Truth

Did you know that according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) that in 2010  “23.1 million people needed treatment for a drug or alcohol problem, and only 2.6 million, or 11.2 percent, received it.”. Another statistic states that 1 in 11 Americans 12 or older are addicted. Addiction is an enormous, enormous problem in […]

My Family Member is in Treatment, Now What?

by Stephanie Tucker, MDAAC, MMin. Dealing with a family member’s addiction has most likely been a painful rollercoaster. You’ve reached the bottom at times, and didn’t know how you would be able to continue another day. Watching someone you love destroy his or her life through addiction can be an emotionally exhausting and extraordinarily stressful […]

Do You Know What It Means to Be Free?

By Stephanie Tucker What does it mean to be free on the inside? For some of us, it might seem a strange question. For others, we might understand where we found that freedom. Freedom on the inside occurs when as humans we realize that we fall short and need the resources from God to make […]

What\’s My Role in Addiction? Families Dealing with the Cycle of Addiction

by Stephanie Tucker, MDAAC, M.Min Over and over again family members come to us confused, angry and overcome by a sense of hopelessness and fear that their loved one\’s addiction is out of control, and may even lead to death. They have grown weary of trying to help the addict in their life, and don\’t […]

Embracing Identity

by Stephanie Tucker, CS, MDAAC, M.Min.                                                      Codependency takes on many forms and symptoms. (To learn about the symptoms of codependency, click here)  One of the most challenging areas lies in self-identity. Most people who struggle with codependency have a difficult time seeing themselves from a healthy perspective. They are often prone to overly focus on the needs of […]

The 12 Steps From A Biblical Perspective Series: Steps 4 & 5: Get Ready for Change

by Robert T. Tucker, PhD Need to search your heart? Are you getting ready to do a “searching and fearless moral inventory?” Who is capable of helping you look deep within your inner most self? Who knows your heart better than you? If you want to know what’s going on inside you, why not ask your Maker? God knows […]

The 12 Steps from a Biblical Perspective Series: Steps 1-3 From Powerless to All Powerful

From Powerless to All-Power in Christ by Dr. Robert T. Tucker As we prepare to take a deeper look at the 12 steps, the most important thing to remember is that Jesus loves each of us regardless of where we came from or what we’ve done. He understands exactly what happened, where things went wrong and wants to […]