Lisa Espich
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Codependency/Co-Addiction Recovery Expert
Lisa Espich Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Codependency, Recovery, Self-Empowerment, Business Management, Writing, Coaching
- Career Focus
- Author, Coach, Speaker, Manager, Publisher
- Affiliation
- Twin Feather Publishing, Inte ational Association of Coaching
Lisa Espich is the author of "Soaring Above Co-Addiction". She is married to a recovering alcoholic and drug addict. After nearly two decades of living through the turbulence of an addictive relationship, she created a plan to gain back control of her life. As a result, she not only turned her own life around, but also encouraged her husband to seek help and overcome his addiction. She is a manager and coach for a Fortune 500 company, and now utilizes her fifteen years of experience as a professional trainer and coach to facilitate workshops based on the principles shared in her book. After witnessing the remarkable transformation in her own life, she is now passionate about helping other families to heal from the devastating effects of addiction. If you'd like to find out more about Lisa, her books, and her workshops please visit www.soaringabovecoaddiction.com
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Taking the First Step Toward Financial Recovery After Addiction
After two decades of addiction, my husband, Dean, had finally accepted treatment. He was on the right path and ready to begin a fresh start. As he returned home, clean and full of hope, the joy I felt for his long-awaited recovery was joined by the sobering reality of debt. Years of addiction had taken it’s toll on our finances, and it was difficult to deny the anger and resentment that surfaced along with the overdue bills and collection letters.
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How Do You Forgive an Addict
As an author and speaker on co-addiction, and as a wife of a recovering drug-addict, one of the most common questions I get is how do you forgive? It is understandable that after all of the lies, betrayal, and pain that come with addiction that loved ones would have a difficult time forgiving. It can seem unjustifiable. After everything the addict has subjected you to, why should they be forgiven?
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How Do You Forgive an Addict
As an author and speaker on co-addiction, and as a wife of a recovering drug-addict, one of the most common questions I get is how do you forgive? It is understandable that after all of the lies, betrayal, and pain that come with addiction that loved ones would have a difficult time forgiving. It can seem unjustifiable. After everything the addict has subjected you to, why should they be forgiven?
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Are You Codependent?
Are you in a relationship with an addict? Have your attempts at helping that person failed? Do you feel powerless? Codependency is a term used when one person develops unhealthy patterns due to the involvement with another person who has the disease of addiction. Some of the negative patterns that develop include enabling, denial, low self-esteem, and control issues. While these patterns don't happen ove ight, most people who live with an addict for a sustained period of time, eventually fall into some of these behaviors.
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Four Key Steps for Setting Healthy Boundaries
Throughout the first sixteen years of my marriage my husband, Dean, struggled with his addiction to alcohol, prescription pain pills, and crack cocaine. As his addiction continued to get worse, my ability to set healthy boundaries failed. This didn’t happen ove ight -- it was a gradual process that eventually left me feeling powerless.
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When Helping Becomes Enabling: Top Ten Enabling Behaviors
Take a close look at the life of any person struggling with addiction, and you will likely find at least one family member or friend 'helping' that person. Somebody making it easier for the addict to continue in the progression of their disease. This behavior is called enabling. The problem is that this form of helping is actually hurting.
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Five Steps to Choosing the Right Addiction Treatment Program
When you love somebody struggling with addiction, you pray for the day when he or she agrees to accept treatment. Maybe they reach 'rock bottom' and ask for help, but it's more likely that an ultimatum or plea from family and friends is what pushes them toward making the choice. Regardless of what steps get them to saying "yes", being ready with a plan for treatment is vital. In the time it takes to make arrangements they could change their mind. This is why it's so important for the family to find a good treatment program -- even before the addict agrees.
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What Every Parent Needs to Know About Prescription and Over the Counter Drug Abuse
Prescription drug abuse is the most rapidly increasing drug abuse among teens. In 2009, more than one third of teens said they can get prescription drugs to get high within a day; nearly one in five could get them within an hour. Parents set the example and help to create the beliefs their children develop about drug use. Parents must teach their teens that using over-the-counter or prescription medications to get high or alter their mood, is just as dangerous as illegal drugs. It is also against the law for an individual to use prescription medication without being properly prescribed.
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Symptoms of Prescription Drug Addiction - How to Recognize If Your Loved One Is In Trouble
Prescription painkillers, such as Hydrocodone and Oxycontin (both opioids), are highly effective in relieving chronic pain. This is why they are often the first choice in treatment by pain management doctors. Although these drugs are legal when properly prescribed, they are chemically similar to heroin, and can be just as addictive.
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What Families Can Do To Help a Loved One To Sustained Recovery
So your loved one finally accepts treatment. A wave of relief washes over the family. There is a glimmer of hope for a future free of the chaos. But the battle isn't over. Treatment is just the beginning. There is no cure for addiction. a good treatment program teaches the addict how to avoid the pitfalls of relapse, but it can not eliminate the cravings to use.
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Relapse - What Families Can Do For Prevention
The problem of relapse remains the major challenge in recovery. Because addiction alters the brain, the recovering addict may deal with drug-related memories, strong drug cravings, and diminished impulse control. This leaves them vulnerable to relapse even years after being abstinent.
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How to Listen to Your Dreams For Guidance
Are you taking advantage of the incredible insight of your dreams? If not, you should be. Your dreams are full of wisdom. It is one of the ways that your inner guide speaks to you. Some people don't think that they dream, but everybody does. Many times, dreams are just forgotten within moments of waking up.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Lisa Espich
When you love somebody with addiction, it is easy to become consumed with trying to save him or her. Their sobriety becomes your strongest desire. Sobriety is possible, and there are ways that you can help to speed it along. The process can still be painfully slow, though, and ultimately it is the choice of the addict.
You can start on your own recovery from the grip of addiction this very moment. You have the power to reinvent your life. Believe in yourself. You are stronger than any problems you face. Regardless of whether or not the addict in your life ever chooses recovery, you can start to live your own fuller and healthier life today!
Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies. -A Landers
Contacting Lisa Espich
You can email Lisa at lespich@soaringabovecoaddiction.com or info@soaringabovecoaddiction.com
How to get started
To find out more about me, my workshops, and my book please visit www.soaringabovecoaddiction.com
Other highlights
If you visit my website at www.soaringabovecoaddiction.com you will find a free audio download of my Soaring Above Guided Meditation. You can also view the first chapter of my book "Soaring Above Co-Addiction"