Our Guest Bloger today is Kelly Miller. Kelly's specialty as a counselor is helping parents who are having to deal with teenage alcohol and drug abuse.

RELAPSE AMONG TEENAGERS

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My Son Is Still Writing His Story.

Sometimes at a meeting words are uttered that are so simple and yet so profound that I leave the meeting going deeper into myself. That happened recently when a woman spoke about her  own codependency, and how it had trained her to focus on her son instead of herself. 

First, she made everybody laugh when she told us about how easy it was for her son, who was her "qualifier," to CON HER. She said;

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I had a great opportunity to go tour and observe Life-Line's recovery center. I got to meet with many of the staff and even the director of admissions. I got to see first hand what it is Life-Line does and what they stand for. I will write what I have observed from my visit. I really like what Life-Line stands for so I will use most of this first page to tell about Life-Line itself and what they do differently! I was not paid to write this review I wrote it in hopes to help struggling parents find help for their kids!

Let me first explain a little about Life-Line. They are a recovery center to help teens who have fallen into bad habits such as substance abuse, sexual abuse, pornography addiction, suicidal tendencies, grief and loss, and many more. They follow a simple yet powerful slogan, “When Good Kids Make Bad Choices.” Their program includes eight core principles, based on evidence based research, which are:

• Family - family is involved in the child's recovery every step of the way

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