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Candace Plattor, M.A.Registered Clinical Counsellor
Candace Plattor, M.A.
Registered Clinical Counsellor
If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies.

Family Addiction

December 12, 2017 by Candace Plattor

How to Enjoy the Holidays When You or 
Your Loved One Has an Addiction

This post was originally published in December 2014. Another year has gone by and “The Holidays” are fast approaching—although if you’re anything like me, you’re still wondering where September went! The time has come when we are once again seeing commercials on TV and in magazines about how wonderful the Christmas season is, that it is better to give than to receive, and how warm and loving families are, especially at this time of year. But the reality is that, for many of people, this is … [Read more...] about How to Enjoy the Holidays When You or 
Your Loved One Has an Addiction

Filed Under: Addiction, Family Addiction, Loved ones of addicts Tagged With: Addiction, Addiction in the family, Christmas chaos, loving an addict, loving an addict at Christmas, Setting boundaries with addicted loved ones

September 28, 2015 by Candace Plattor

Family Addiction: Are You Affected by Another Person’s Addictive Behaviours?

Are you the loved one of someone struggling with an addiction?Would you like to become part of the solution, instead of staying stuck in the problem?These days, addictive behaviours are so rampant that it’s virtually impossible to imagine how many people are affected by them. Having worked as an Addictions Therapist for over 25 years—with both addicts and their loved ones—what I know today is that for every one addict, there are generally at least 10-20 people directly affected by that person’s … [Read more...] about Family Addiction: Are You Affected by Another Person’s Addictive Behaviours?

Filed Under: Family Addiction, Loved ones of addicts Tagged With: Addiction, Addiction in the family, asking for help when loving an addict, Helping vs. Enabling, if a loved one is struggling with addiction

July 16, 2014 by Candace Plattor

“I Know I’m Enabling But….” Recovery from Addiction in the Family

After working for nearly 25 years with the loved ones of people struggling with addiction, I’m still amazed by how many come to their first session with me and say “I know I’m enabling, but…” Do you have an addicted loved one in your life? Are you already aware that you’re doing things you probably shouldn’t be doing, in the guise of ‘helping’ them? And even if you’re not getting the results you’re hoping for, do you still continue to enable them anyway—often for way too long? A logical … [Read more...] about “I Know I’m Enabling But….” Recovery from Addiction in the Family

Filed Under: Addiction in the Family, Family Addiction, Help for Families of Addicts, Helping vs. Enabling, Loved ones of addicts Tagged With: Addiction in the family, Family addiction, help for families of addicts, Helping vs. Enabling, if a loved one is struggling with addiction, Recovery from addiction in the family

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