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Accelerated Series

Since we opened Bottled Up over 15 years ago, our website has been visited almost 1 million times looking for information and support, thousands have joined the website and 10s of thousands have joined our mailing list.  So, we know that there is a huge need for help.  In that time, we have continually tried …

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More Mistakes People Make

In this post we are continuing the theme of mistakes that families and friends can make that are unproductive to change in the drinking situation.

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Mistakes People Makes When They Live With a Drinker

There are many things that people who live with a drinker tend to do that do not help their situation.  Most of these behaviours are well meaning and are just the normal way that families act and react with the people that they care about.

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Secrets and Lies

In this video we discuss the function that secrets and lies play in supporting drinking and the drinking behaviour.

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Threats and Promises 2

This is the second part of the threats and promises video.  If you have not watched it previously you can find part 1 here, Threats and promises part 1

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Threats and Promises 1

In this video we discuss communications between the drinker and the family member.  This is the first of two videos on the topic.

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

We are aware that this is a hot topic for many.  And it is a decision that no one can make for you.  However, if you or your children are exposed to violence or sexual abuse, then we strongly advocate that, for safety,  you should leave or get your drinker to leave. When we wrote …

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There is always HOPE!

I often find myself talking to family members about Hope.  Understandably, they are often living without much hope, especially if their drinker has been drinking to excess for many years and promised many times to change. In this video I talk about what the research has to tell us about change and recovery.  If you …

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Handling Disappointment

Disappointment is a regular event when you live with addiction. In this video we discuss its nature and how to deal with it.

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Does my Loved One Have a Drink Problem?

We just wanted to do a short ‘catch up’ video to let you know what was happening with us and to give you a small glimpse on what we have planned. Because we have had a fairly large influx of new members we thought that it would be good to record a new version of …

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