“We need to communalize rather than individualize. And we need to normalize rather than pathologize.”  - Ed Tick

The society we’re living in today has forced veterans to carry the moral and social burdens of warfare alone. As a result, their unspoken pain and sorrows evolved into trauma and addiction problems which also affect the family unit that they belong to. From this, societal issues increase and communities sink into decay. To address this problem, Dr. Ed Tick and Denise Klein join the platform to share their wisdom. They impress on seeing beyond the surface recovery and diving deeper into the feelings associated with addiction rather than just the cessation of visible symptoms. They also expound on how to spark significant cultural changes as opposed to smaller individual changes and how to build communities through visualization, open communication, and creating opportunities. They also highlight the need to normalize rather than pathologize.  Individual empowerment is the key to strengthen the family and eventually the whole community. Tune in and join the healing movement!

Get the show notes, transcription and resources mentioned at http://thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/

Highlights:

04:00 Veteran Experience Help Heal Addiction

13:30 Symptoms That Causes Breakdown In Families

16:34 Trauma As Normative Part Of Experience

18:13 Educating People About Trauma

30:08  Everyone Gets Traumatized Everyday

35:45 Making Trauma More Visible

40:18  Move Into Normalization And Communalization

45:31 Warriors Return

48:07 Empowerment And Being Authentic