family dynamics – Raw Recovery Journey https://rawrecoveryjourney.com Stormborn Sobriety Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:41:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cropped-large-thunderbird-32x32.png family dynamics – Raw Recovery Journey https://rawrecoveryjourney.com 32 32 Love Under Siege: When Helping an Addict Starts Enabling Addiction https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/enabling-addiction/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 03:11:30 +0000 https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/?p=689 I remember the lie that used to live in my mouth before it even reached my brain: “This is the last time.” It wasn’t always meant as a con. Sometimes it was desperation dressed up like a promise—said to keep the door open, keep the lights on, keep the panic down for one more night. […]

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]]> Boundaries and Scripts to Protect Yourself (family/friends/using buddies)  https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/boundaries-and-scripts-to-protect-yourself-family-friends-using-buddies/ Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/?p=632 Early recovery is a raw, unstable season. Boundaries aren’t “nice ideas” or “communication tips”—they’re the line between staying sober and sliding back into the same mess. Boundaries protect your time, your nervous system, and your access to safe people when your brain is still rewiring and cravings are still loud.   What boundaries are (and aren’t)  A boundary is a […]

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]]> Coping With 5 Holiday Triggers: A Recovery Journey https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/coping-with-holiday-triggers/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:02:06 +0000 https://rawrecoveryjourney.com/?p=105 From Experience of Holiday Triggers I speak only from my own experience with addiction and recovery. I have lived the terrors of using even when I did not want to. If you are thinking of quitting, I would whole heartedly tell you that it is worth it. However, I am not a licensed therapist or […]

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