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The Behavior Didn't Change, I Did: How Trauma Changes the Way We Understand Behavior
Tammy Adler Foeller once saw control, repeated returns to a harmful relationship, and addiction as behaviors that demanded simple answers. Learning the stories beneath them changed how she responded. She shows how curiosity and compassion can grow without abandoning boundaries, safety, or accountability.
Tammy Adler Foeller
Sep 254 min read


Happy Birthday, Jake: Family Recovery: Choosing Connection Over Fear and Shame
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Pam Jones Lanhart honors her son Jake, who died from an accidental overdose at 24, and shares how her family moved from fear, confrontation, and crisis toward connection. Their experience helped inspire Thrive Family Recovery Resources and a mission to give families evidence-informed support sooner.
Pam Jones Lanhart
Aug 157 min read


Can Moral Injury Exist in SUD Family Recovery?
Sandy Rivers explores moral injury in recovery: the pain of violating one's values, being harmed by others, and facing impossible choices. She shows how hearing moral grievances without judgment can open a path toward responsibility, acceptance, reconciliation, and change.
Sandy Rivers
Jul 256 min read
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