That desire to help and to be of service can become its own addictive behavior pattern. And then I get to start asking myself an honest question. Can I be compassionately honest? Is it my agenda, or is it my loved one's agenda? When there's more than two people involved, there could be multiple agendas that are at play. And am I able to have that sort of challenging, authentic, open conversation around what are the creative solutions that we're looking for?

Today, our focus is on trauma. Jason Farmer of Recovery Allies talks about the causes of trauma, the effect of trauma on families, the path to addiction that many follow, and possible remedies.