We offer free weekly educational workshops on Tuesdays 4-5:15PM and Thursdays 6-7:15PM for families, no matter the location. Each 75-minute workshop is designed to educate, support, and empower families.

Topics

• Understanding Mental Health & Substance Use: Humans have always lived in communities, and when one member struggles with mental health or addiction, the whole system feels the impact. At BriteLife, we use the term “Village”, emphasizing holistic recovery. This workshop covers the science of addiction and mental health and how family systems can begin healing.

• Boundaries & Empowerment: Boundaries are an essential tool for families navigating recovery. They are a means of self-preservation, helping you protect your emotional and mental well-being. Establishing clear boundaries can build emotional safety, support healthy communication, and prevent role confusion within the family system.

• Healthy Support: This session helps families understand the difference between codependency and healthy support while learning how patterns like enabling can develop in response to a loved one’s mental health struggles. Participants will explore commonmaladaptive coping strategies and learn practical tools to set healthy boundaries and support recovery in a more balanced way.

• Family Systems: Understanding these family systems helps us see how patterns, roles, and dynamics influence both individual experiences and the way family members respond to challenges, including mental health or addiction issues. By exploring these systems and roles, we can identify healthy changes and support stronger, more balanced relationships.

• Relapse & Resilience: This part of the workshop series explores the warning signs and behaviors associated with relapse in both patients and within the family system, including ways family members may unintentionally fall back into old coping patterns. Participants will learn how recognizing these patterns can help create healthier responses and strengthen support, emphasizing that relapse does not mean failure, but rather signals that additional support and adjustments in recovery may be needed.