My recovery coach and I come from very different cultural backgrounds and I'm not sure they understand how my family's relationship to addiction and shame affects my recovery process. I want to address this but I'm worried about making them defensive or seeming ungrateful.
More people experience this than they realize.
A helping relationship is limited by unacknowledged cultural gaps that affect how recovery, family, and healing are understood.
“Where Are You with Recovery identity — from addiction?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.