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In this 3rd instalment of the six-part series on goal setting, Cathy Patterson-Sterling discusses the SMART formula for goal setting and the importance of making your goals achievable.

SMART stands for:

Specific
Measurable
Attainable or Achievable
Realistic
Timely

In part 4 of this 6 part series on setting successful goals, Cathy Patterson-Sterling discusses the need for realistic goal setting; a component of the SMART formula. SMART stands for:

Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely

Cathy Patterson-Sterling shares part 5 oh her 6-part series on Setting Successful Goals. In this video she stresses the importance of examining time in goal setting. Do you have the time to achieve your goal? Have you set a time frame or is your goal open-ended?

SMART stands for:

Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely

In this 6th and final instalment on setting successful goals, Cathy Patterson-Sterling discusses the nature of stress as it relates to feelings of overwhelm, thought monitoring and the bigger perspective.

In this final instalment, Cathy expresses her last of 5 wishes for families struggling with addiction of a loved one. The oxygen mask protocol is the rule that we put our own oxygen mask on first before doing anything else, including helping others. This is an obvious metaphor for the critical practice of family members that remember to look after themselves before assuming we are capable of helping others. We are not effective if we are stressed and worried to the point of ineffectiveness.

In this 3rd instalment, Cathy talks about ‘flow‘ which is based on the work of Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi. It’s about families finding something that inspires them and helps nourish inner joy. Importantly, it’s important to find something that doesn’t revolve around a loved one.

In part 2 of this series on supporting families affected by a loved one’s addiction, Cathy Patterson-Sterling highlights the the second of her five greatest wishes for families – maintaining healthy boundaries.

In this first instalment, Cathy invites loved ones to consider the first of five techniques that wil help them deal with addiction in the family: healthy emotional detachment.

In this bonus segment on Emotional Wreckage, Cathy talks about the why of recovery, why we want to change. To use a metaphor, are you looking through the front windshield or in the rear view mirror? Family members affected by a loved one’s addiction needs to ask themselves about what do they want to accomplish in life. What are their dreams and aspiritions? Change needs to be anchored in why we want to change. If you are in an intimate relationship, are you focused on the past or looking forward to what life can bring with your partner or, if necessary, as a single person?

In the sixth and final instalment of Emotional Wreckage, Cathy talks about family members being emotionally stuck even though they are trying to rebuild after a loved one returns from treatment. Resentment is often at the heart of being stuck emotionally, where family members find themselves stuck in the past.