What Your Nervous System Is Doing Right Now

Your loved one’s brain has been rewired by their substance. That part gets talked about. Yours has been rewired too. That part almost never does. Months or years of living in crisis, scanning for signs, bracing for calls, managing what cannot be managed. That is...

The One Question That Changes Every Hard Conversation

Most families come to me asking some version of the same question. How do I get them to stop? It is the wrong question. Not because it does not matter, but because it is not yours to answer. You cannot answer it. And spending your energy there is exactly what keeps...

When She Got Better, He Got Better

This week, one of our clients stood up in front of a room and told her story from the beginning. Three years ago, she was raging. She would find beer her husband hid and pour it over his head. She followed him, checked drawers, set the tone for the entire house, and...

What If I Set a Boundary and They Die?

There’s a question I hear more than almost any other, and it’s usually said quietly, almost like the person is afraid to say it out loud. But we don’t talk about surface stuff here at Tipping Point so the truth always surfaces.  “What if I set a...

My First Boundary

Here’s the story of the very first boundary I ever set many years ago. Prior to this experience, I hadn’t heard the word boundary and let’s just say my actions were often based on what I thought others wanted. Unconsciously. I was married and my...

What If the World Got This One Thing Right?

I want to tell you about something exciting that’s happening over here. One of our long-term clients, someone who really gets what we’re doing here at Tipping Point Recovery because her life is directly transforming, has offered to sponsor us.  She is...