Support Without Shame:6-Week Workshop for Loved Ones of People w/ Addiction

Learn how to help in ways that make treatment more likely and protect your own wellbeing.

Let’s be honest:
If someone you love is struggling with addiction, you’re probably not just sad—you’re angry.

Angry that they keep lying.
Angry that nothing changes.
Angry that you’re the one holding everything together while they blow things up.
Angry that you’re expected to be “understanding” when you’re exhausted and done.

This workshop is for the people who are pissed off—and still care.

Why anger matters here

Anger doesn’t mean you’re cruel or unsupportive.
It means your boundaries have been crossed too many times.

But when anger turns into lectures, threats, or constant monitoring, it often:

• Increases defensiveness and resistance
• Escalates conflict
• Pushes the person further away from treatment
• Leaves you feeling worse, not better

This workshop is about learning how to use your anger as information—not as a weapon—and responding in ways that are actually more effective.

What you’ll learn

Over 6 guided sessions, you’ll learn how to:

• Communicate firmness without shaming or exploding
• Stop repeating the same arguments that go nowhere
• Reduce power struggles while staying clear and boundaried
• Respond in ways that increase openness to treatment and help
• Take care of your own nervous system so resentment doesn’t run your life

This isn’t about being nicer.
It’s about being strategic, grounded, and done with chaos.

What this is not

• This is not about excusing behavior
• This is not about enabling or rescuing
• This is not about pretending you’re fine when you’re not

You won’t be asked to suppress your anger.
You’ll learn how to channel it in ways that don’t backfire.

Who this is for

This workshop is for:

• Loved ones who feel resentful, fed up, and on edge
• People who are tired of being told to “just set boundaries” without real guidance
• People who believe that there is nothing they can do except watch their loved one destroy themselves
• Anyone who wants to stop reacting and start responding with impact
• Families who want to increase the likelihood of treatment without threats or ultimatums

You can be angry and effective.
Those are not opposites.

Format

• 6 weekly live Zoom sessions
• Therapist-led, guided, and grounded
• No pressure to share
• Not group therapy, not a lecture

This workshop is informed by evidence-based family approaches shown to increase treatment engagement—without confrontation or shame.

Registration covers the entire 6-week series.
Tickets are for all sessions and are not sold individually.

If this sounds like you

If you’re thinking:

“I shouldn’t be this angry… but I am.”
“Nothing I say gets through anymore.”
“I’m done pretending this doesn’t affect me.”

You’re not the problem.
You’re responding to a broken system without support.

This workshop gives you a better way forward.