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Help A Loved One Beat Addiction- How To

14 Jul 2023 · 1 min

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A short transcript excerpt from Amber Hollingsworth advising on helping a loved one with addiction by building trust, supporting them, and helping them find a personally meaningful reason to pursue recovery. The speaker emphasizes that anyone can build this relationship and that regular, supportive contact can accelerate progress.

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The secret trick is building a relationship, gaining the trust, helping that person find their own reason for wanting to do it. And no, it doesn't have to be because they want to do it. It doesn't matter what the reason. The reason might be because they want to come back to IOP and be a mentor. That's a good reason to me. And then be there to support them and encourage them while they do it. Like, that's it. I tell you that story because anyone can do that. And that's what I want you to know. You don't need me to do that for you. In fact, if I can do that with your loved one, talking to them one hour a week, you could do that with your loved and put it on super fast track.