casey arrillaga

Description: 

Great title for a very interesting conversation with one of my favorite people, Casey Arrillaga. 

Have you ever been at the intersection of belief in a higher power and questioning its presence? Or maybe defining an area of life as spiritual has not always landed well. For Casey, who formerly described himself as a die-hard proselytizing atheist, this conversation of spirituality and its place in our lives is insightful and I hope stimulates your own place of wonder. 

Casey’s latest book; Spirituality For People Who Hate Spirituality is a must-read for those on a track to learn more of themselves. Found on Amazon. 

Bio: 

If you love someone with alcoholism or any other addiction, you may be looking anywhere you can for hope. If so, this book is for you. It presents the science of addiction in terms that are easy to understand, but also focuses heavily on practical concepts and techniques that you can start using right away.  It answers many of the questions that come with loving someone who has an addiction, such as:

What can I do to help?

Why can’t they just stop?

Where can I find hope?

What is involved in recovery?

What should I expect if my loved one goes to treatment?

What practical skills can I learn to deal with addiction?

How can I find peace and even happiness in the midst of all this?

All these questions and more are addressed to help you navigate the difficulties of being a family member to someone with addiction. This book can help you gain the knowledge and attitude you need and find realistic hope as you do. 

The author, Casey, is a clinical social worker and chemical dependency counselor who has lived with and around addiction for all his life. He is now a therapist specializing in family counseling for addiction. In this book, he shares the knowledge gained from conducting hundreds of family workshops and helping thousands of family members, and also weaves in his own narrative of recovery both as an individual and a family member. 

Links:

Twitter: @addictionfamily
Facebook: Addiction and the Family Podcast
website: https://addictionandthefamily.fireside.fm/

Description

Tina Marie and special guest Casey Arrillaga discuss topics like the kinds of issues that family members face when dealing with addiction in a loved one,  how they can empower themselves and help their loved one by embracing their own recovery, resources they can access, and how Casey's book "Realistic Hope: The Family Survival Guide for Facing Alcoholism and Other Addictions" can help.

Bio

Casey Arrillaga (pronounced Ahr-ee-ah-guh) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Addiction Counselor who has lived with and around addiction all his life. He is now a therapist specializing in family counseling for addiction and hosts the podcast "Addiction and the Family."

Links

Twitter: @addictionfamily 
Facebook: Addiction and the Family Podcast 
website: addictionandthefamily.info