Women, Alcohol Misuse and Keys to Prevention and Recovery: Insights from Carrie Kappel of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Summary: <a href="https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/treatment/models/specialized-programs/health-care-professionals/our-experts" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>We moms are often hard on ourselves, thinking we should be able to raise perfect children, keep a clean house, cook nutritious meals, stay on top of our jobs and always have a smile on our face. We often feel embarrassed or ashamed if we need to ask for help, sacrificing sleep and good health to do everything on our own. We pay a high price for that, and alcohol misuse often is part of the picture, with consequences not only for us but our children and other family members too.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/treatment/models/specialized-programs/health-care-professionals/our-experts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carrie Kappel</a> knows this, both as a professional working with <a href="https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation</a> and as a nurse and drug counselor approaching the 10-year anniversary of her own sobriety. We urge you to listen carefully to this important discussion about the ways isolation, anger, anxiety and depression often contribute to alcohol misuse, critical components of treatment for women and the role of family members in recovery. Carrie also addresses the prevalence of addiction among health care providers, with a particular focus on nurses, with whom Carrie works as Director of the <a href="https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/treatment/models/specialized-programs/health-care-professionals/nurse-professionals-program" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nurse Professionals Program</a> at Hazelden Betty Ford’s campus in Center City, MN.<br> <br> <br> <br> What did you learn in this Mom Enough discussion about the emotional challenges of caregivers (including moms, nurses and other health care providers) and how that can increase vulnerability to alcohol misuse and abuse of other substances?<br> <br> <br> <br> Related resources:<br> <br> <a href="https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation</a><br> <br> <a href="http://momenough.com/2018/09/women-and-alcohol-risk-of-alcohol-related-problems" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Women and Alcohol</a> featuring Jill Seward<br> <br> <a href="https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/articles/oconnor/addiction-recovery-moms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Addiction Recovery for Moms</a>, 5 Tips for Long-Term Sobriety<br> <br> <a href="https://nursespeersupport.nonprofitoffice.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nurses Peer Support Network</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration</a> (SAMHSA)<br> <br> <a href="https://www.drugabuse.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Institute on Drug Abuse</a> (NIDA)<br> <br> <a href="http://momenough.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Science-of-Mindfulness.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Science of Mindfulness</a> by Erin Erickson
