ALC - Homeward

“Because of the changes we have all made, the love and humor is back in our family again – best remedy in the world!”

Homeward Bound is an exceptional part of our son’s journey as well as that of our family’s. It complemented our son’s therapeutic camp to perfection. The privilege of having an expert observe our interactions and comment on the spot was exactly what we needed: direct, honest, constructive feedback, a better understanding of our challenges, and a plan. Strictly speaking, the return on investment was immediate, concrete and visible. Our level of awareness collectively grew and that in itself enabled the four of us to modify many behavior patterns.

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“My reactivity and my husband’s anger were as much true impediments to family peace as was our son’s drug use.”

Exactly two weeks ago, our coach from Homeward Bound entered our home and lives for the first time. Our educational consultant recommended HB as a last attempt to keep our family together before we succumbed to the anger and pain our family was experiencing because of our oppositional, drug-dependent 16 year old son. My husband and I were sure he was the problem, and that if he didn’t “shape up” he’d have to go. We were tortured with that decision, however, and were desperate to avoid it. (We had already gone through years of psychologists, psychiatrists, courtrooms, and tears).

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