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The Impact of Trauma: How Unresolved Pain Fuels Addiction in Families
How Confronting Trauma Can End Addiction’s Grip
Introduction
For families struggling with addiction, the road to recovery can often feel lonely and helpless. Many parents find themselves caught in a vicious cycle of blame, anger and despair as they watch their loved one succumb further and further into the grips of addiction. But what if, in order to break this cycle, we need to examine the underlying causes at its core?
Recent research has shown that in the vast majority of addiction cases, unresolved childhood trauma plays a significant role. The connection is clear: when pain goes unaddressed, it seeks resolution in destructive ways. For the addict, drugs and alcohol provide a temporary escape from deep emotional wounds. But in order to truly break free from addiction’s hold, the trauma must be brought into the light.
As a family addiction recovery coach with over 20 years of experience, I am committed to guiding parents toward wholeness, connection and freedom from the strongholds of trauma and addiction in their families. In this blog, I will explore the close link between childhood trauma and addiction, provide hope through proven methods of family therapy, and issue a call to parents to take courageous…
