Ep 131| Featuring: Dr. Brian Licuanan

Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video.

This episode features our guest, Dr. Brian Licuanan - speaker, educator, author, and a board-certified psychologist with nearly 20 years working with demographically diverse populations - to share with us strategies on getting resistant loved ones the mental health help or treatment they need.

TOPICS COVERED:
- Their Journey – through his professional career has been a winding path of self-discovery and growth. Initially drawn to fields like law enforcement and medicine, he explored different avenues before finding his calling in psychology.
- The impact of trauma on mental health
- Distress, protective mode, absolute thinking, black and white thinking
- Brain chemistry changes in trauma
- Understanding trauma's role in shaping individuals' worldviews and coping mechanisms
- Coping skills work because they work until they become counterproductive
- The need for families to empower their loved ones
- Rock bottom and why tough love can be hurtful
- The concept of "assertive love"
- How boundaries work to stop enability
- Spectrums of acceptance
- Remaining hopeful while also grieving, dealing with fears, lowering risk factors
- Fear and Guilt are debilitating over a long period of time
- The importance of balancing support with accountability
- The need for honesty, humility, and openness to direction as essential elements in navigating these challenges

GUEST RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. “H2O “ - the vaccine for the disease of addiction:  Honesty, Humility, Open to Direction
2. NAMI – find support in your area
3. WHO

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT OUR GUEST:
1.  Website
2. His book “How to Get Your Resistant Loved One into Treatment” 

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