Episode 47 - C.R.A.F.T. Expert Cordelia Kraus

Join me in this great conversation about CRAFT with Cordelia Kraus, LPC, CADC-I.

0:35 - Helping Families Help
1:30 - Redefining the definition of, 'A Good Mother' (expectation & control)
2:40 - How our expectations impacts relationships
2:60 - How reading the book, 'Beyond Addiction', changed Cordelia's perspective
3:25 - Shifting our perspective to WHO we are and HOW we show up as parents
6:55 - The importance of Language
8:40 - Connection
9:35 - Cordelia's journey towards being a safe place to return home to
12:45 - What we hope for and how that thread runs through C.R.A.F.T.
13:30 - Invitation to Change : the strategic assumption on behaviors
13:45 - The functional analysis of why our Loved ones are using
15:45 - Krav Maga Self Defense, and how that satiated a need for intensity and became a cornerstone of building community
16:45 - Responses as parents, and how control is all we know
17:30 - How repetitive behaviors are somehow being reinforced
18:35 - B.R.A.V.E., a local St. Augustine resource (no affiliation)
19:00 - The long term game of shifting dynamics in the home
19:30 - Meeting, 'Beyond Addiction', author Jeffrey Foote, PhD., and studying to become a Licensed Practitioner
20:00 - Becoming a part of the , 'Invitation to Change', approach, engaging with The CMC Foundation, Center for Motivation for Change and becaming certified in C.R.A.F.T. Training.
20:55 - Inheriting the Families Helping Families site, establishing community, and providing a space for C.R.A.F.T. based providers
23:15 - The incredible importance of Language and labels
25:35 - Susan Ousterman, it's about Love
26:15 - Bringing in Invitation to Change to our healing process
27:45 - Shifting from What To Expect in our Children to self-awareness as PARENTS
28:45 - How today's challenge can change how we parent our younger children
29:15 - It's about WHY someone is using substances (different for each individual)
33:15 - Community Reinforcement within Treatment Centers, how clients thrive, and the challenge of returning home
35:30 - The Canary in the Coal Mine within a Dysfunctional Family
36:00 - Ownership and becoming better people
37:45 - Connection and recognizing small increments towards a more vibrant life
40:15 - We will mess up and that's okay
40:50 - C.R.A.F.T.
41:05 - Invitation to Change
41:20 - Smart Recovery Families and Friends
41:55 - Helping Families Help Families

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If there is one message I can leave you with, the best you can offer your loved one battling addiction is love and a healthier you.

Walk gently, my friend.