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Chemical dependency is a disease that makes it impossible for a person to use their drug of addiction in moderation. The consequence of this is that it causes psychological, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual problems for a person. Addiction is not a moral weakness or defect in character, it is a slow, chronic, progressive, lifelong illness. Will power alone will not halt this disease and stopping use without recovery usually results in relapse. If you stop using but continue to live you life the way you always have it will trigger a reaction to life that will create so much pain that relapse is likely to happen in order to manage that pain.
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Codependency is a chronic, progressive life-threatening condition that can leave a person vulnerable to addictions, emotional and health issues, choosing emotionally unavailable people to be in a relationship with, and the unconscious’ inevitability of reenacting history in hopes of having a corrective experience. Codependency is an attempt to get our internal needs met by external means. Most codependent people come from homes where there was inadequate parenting and an inability to take on adult parenting responsibilities (parental addictions, irresponsibility, mental or emotional disturbance, behavioral problems, health issues, fantasies that a child will solve the parental problems, or emotional, physical, or sexual abuse to name a few). As a result, a child’s emotional and physical needs go unmet and they learn at an early age to “give” in order to “receive”.
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Ginger is engaging, supportive, and direct in her approach with couples. She takes sides as needed, but remains an ally for both. She is continually coaching couples to be more mature in their thoughts, behaviors, requests, boundaries, and reactions. Couples are encouraged to read The New Rules of Marriage as they learn the skills needed for a mature relationship. As we know, women have outgrown men in the past 50 years. We want more in our relationships than our parents settled for. Our men only know patriarchy, which no longer works in this generation. Men have been left behind and lack the modeling and skills to engage on an intimate level. This model affords them this opportunity to learn and grow, and most are very appreciative.
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Grief and loss are an inevitable part of life. Grief makes us human and connects us with the human race. Crying and despair are a universal language that needs no explaining. We will face any number of losses throughout our lifetimes: loosing a career, a natural disaster, loss or a marriage, death of a parent, spouse, child, or a loved one, health crisis, loss of financial standing, taking care of parents, or retirement to name a few. Whether we have unresolved grief issues or current grief, it is important to find our way through the grieving process rather than trying to go around it.
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I work with trauma survivors who have endured physical, mental, emotional, sexual and/or spiritual abuse at the hands of someone they trusted. National statistics indicate one in four women and one in six men have been sexually abused in childhood. We know that trauma changes brain chemistry causing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. Trauma overwhelms the self-protective systems of the body and threatens a person’s sense of control as well as their connection, meaning, and adaptation to live. Trauma activates the central nervous system to fight or flee. When neither of these is possible the self-defense system becomes overwhelmed and disorganized, causing changes in physiological arousal, emotion, memory and cognition.
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Chemical Dependency
Codependency
Relationship Difficulties
Grief & Loss
Trauma Work
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Please contact me, Ginger Edwards @ (919) 949-3302 or ginger@gingeroffershope.com
I am based in Durham NC.