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Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, offers a 3-part look at healthy emotional detachment with family members who have undergone addiction treatment. In this 3rd and final part, Cathy discusses healthy emotional detachment specifically in a couples’ relationship.

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, offers a 3-part look at healthy emotional detachment with family members who have undergone addiction treatment. In Part 2 she discusses that while we can’t control others actions, we can control how we react.

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, offers a 3-part look at healthy emotional detachment with family members who have undergone addiction treatment. In Part 1 Cathy discusses what you can do to assist a loved one who is leaving treatment with no money. She also shares why a contract may be a good starting point.

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, offers tips for helping a loved one who is struggling with self-pity.

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about the importance of transformation in the addiction recovery process rather than “white-knuckling” it.

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses whether relationships after addiction recovery will automatically get better with time.

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about setting consequences for broken boundaries and the importance of “living in the gray.”

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about how you know a personal boundary has been crossed and what you can do about it.

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, offers a concrete definition of personal boundaries and how to set them.

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, compares physical recovery & sobriety to emotional recovery & sobriety.