Posts Tagged ‘cathy patterson-sterling’

Addiction & Families: Better with Time?

Friday, May 7th, 2010

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.

Addiction & Families: Crossed Boundaries

Friday, April 9th, 2010

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.

Addiction & Families: Definition of Boundaries

Friday, April 9th, 2010

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.

Addiction & Families: Emotional Recovery

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

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.

Addiction & Families: Negative Attention & Relapse

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about the importance of setting boundaries and limits with others rather than feeling the need to take responsibility or “own” others actions.

Addiction & Families: Utilizing Healthy Emotional Detachment

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Ma, RCC

 

 
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, shares ways to employ healthy emotional detachment so you don’t feel obligated to look after everyone around you.

Addiction & Family: Emotional Eating

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

 

 
Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for Sunshine Coast Health Centre, shares why individuals may be over eating as a way to self sooth or even self sabotage.

Addiction & Families: External Blame

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for the Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about why your loved one may try to blame you for their actions, and how to move past denial and deflection to the root of the problem.

Addiction & Families: Justification

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for Sunshine Coast Health Centre, discusses your right to own your feelings without having to justify why you feel the way you do.

Addiction & Families: One Year Sober

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, MA, RCC

Cathy Patterson-Sterling, Director of Family Services for Sunshine Coast Health Centre, talks about different behaviorial patterns individuals may exhibit during their addiction recovery, especially when approaching milestones.