http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/04/22/the-dance/ substance abuse, addiction, addiction treatment, help for families, co-occurring disorders, underage drinking, mental illness, 21st century brain and neuroscience research. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:22:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/04/22/the-dance/#comment-6132 Next Steps for Family Members When Alcohol Misuse Impact Has Been Identified Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:41:44 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=228#comment-6132 [...] 3. Learn a bit about the new brain research – research possible in just the past 10-15 years, thanks to new brain imaging technologies. Understanding the basics of how the brain develops, how it works and that we can rewire our brains will be astoundingly freeing. It will give you the ‘ah ha’ moments that will likely change your life. This information will help you understand what happened in the brain of your loved one. More importantly, it will help you understand the ‘control’ you do have – namely changing your brain wiring by choosing to change how you react to your loved one’s drinking behaviors. Check out The Dance – Understanding the Alcoholic/Codependent Relationship. [...] [...] 3. Learn a bit about the new brain research – research possible in just the past 10-15 years, thanks to new brain imaging technologies. Understanding the basics of how the brain develops, how it works and that we can rewire our brains will be astoundingly freeing. It will give you the ‘ah ha’ moments that will likely change your life. This information will help you understand what happened in the brain of your loved one. More importantly, it will help you understand the ‘control’ you do have – namely changing your brain wiring by choosing to change how you react to your loved one’s drinking behaviors. Check out The Dance – Understanding the Alcoholic/Codependent Relationship. [...]

]]> http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/04/22/the-dance/#comment-6005 Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » Next Steps for Family Members When Alcohol Misuse Impact Has Been Identified Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:25:34 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=228#comment-6005 [...] 3.  Learn a bit about the new brain research – research possible in just the past 10-15 years, thanks to new brain imaging technologies. Understanding the basics of how the brain develops, how it works and that we can rewire our brains will be astoundingly freeing. It will give you the ‘ah ha’ moments that will likely change your life. This information will help you understand what happened in the brain of your loved one. More importantly, it will help you understand the ‘control’ you do have – namely changing your brain wiring by choosing to change how you react to your loved one’s drinking behaviors. Check out The Dance – Understanding the Alcoholic/Codependent Relationship. [...] [...] 3.  Learn a bit about the new brain research – research possible in just the past 10-15 years, thanks to new brain imaging technologies. Understanding the basics of how the brain develops, how it works and that we can rewire our brains will be astoundingly freeing. It will give you the ‘ah ha’ moments that will likely change your life. This information will help you understand what happened in the brain of your loved one. More importantly, it will help you understand the ‘control’ you do have – namely changing your brain wiring by choosing to change how you react to your loved one’s drinking behaviors. Check out The Dance – Understanding the Alcoholic/Codependent Relationship. [...]

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