by Allison | Nov 19, 2015 | Adult Children, Allison Bottke's Blog, Co-Dependency, Hope/Healing, Setting Boundaries with Difficult People
Why Does Someone Live Like This? . I had just finished watching a movie on television and randomly clicked through the channels to see if anything else caught my eye. When I saw a woman teetering precariously atop a huge mound of junk, I stopped. She was nicely...
by Allison | Sep 2, 2015 | Enabling, Setting Boundaries with Difficult People
When we make the decision to resign from whatever role we’re playing in our difficult person’s drama, the storyline can turn quickly to melodrama. When we decide to set boundaries and find balance, the excuses for why we shouldn’t can pop up like weeds in a garden. My...
by Allison | Jun 10, 2015 | Adult Children, Co-Dependency, Enabling
Before I could look at the part I played in the enabling dynamic, I focused on everything except my own emotional, spiritual, psychological, or physical health. It’s never too late to begin new behavior and we can start now. One of the very things we can do to...
by Allison | Aug 25, 2014 | Adult Children
What began as one book has grown into the acclaimed Setting Boundaries series. SANITY Support Companion Study Guide NEW REVISION NOW AVAILABLE! . Workbook & Leader Guide Now Combined! 12-week program developed for small groups but also applicable for...
by Allison | Aug 25, 2014 | Allison Bottke's Blog, Wisdom & Resources, Young Adults/Teens
It’s that time again! In August of 2013 Debbie and I talked about the challenges women have in setting healthy boundaries and listener response to that program was off the chain. In Auguist of 2012 our discussion on setting boundariers with food also brought a...
by Allison | Aug 12, 2014 | Young Adults/Teens
Please join me LIVE ON AIR TODAY and TOMORROW (Tuesday 8/12 and Wednesday 8/13) when I’ll be visiting with … Please join me LIVE TODAY and TOMORROW (Tuesday 8/12 and Wednesday 8/13) when I’ll be visiting LIVE...
