Can My Children Inherit This Addiction Disease? - a podcast by Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst
from 2023-06-22T18:25:25
Dr. Rob and Tami talk about whether your children can become addicts if there’s been generational evidence that addiction and disorders run in the family lineage. The listener also asks if it makes sense to Dr. Rob and Tami to disclose their spouse’s addiction to their grown children to warn them about this disease being hereditary. This can be a bit of a complicated question to answer, but Dr. Rob and Tami do a deep dive into ways to approach this subject.
TAKEAWAYS:
[:30] I want to help him heal, but I can’t help him take the next steps. What should I do?
[3:40] You need to set boundaries between yourself and your loved one.
[7:40] My addict had a slip and I’m super angry, but are these slips a good thing?
[10:40] It’s your job to be hurt and angry! However, there is a silver lining.
[13:20] It’s up to them to stay sober. You did nothing wrong.
[14:45] He keeps disclosing things I don’t want to know about. How do I make him stop?
[19:45] Will my children inherit this disease? Should I tell them?
[25:10] Dr. Rob wished one of his parents owned up to their screwed-up mistakes when he was younger.
RESOURCES:
Email Tami: Tami@Seekingintegrity.com
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