Family recovery courses for Snyder...

LEWISBURG — Susquehanna Valley Mediation will offer a free in-person Family Recovery course starting Aug. 25 for residents of Snyder and Union counties who are affected by another’s addiction.The eight-week course will be taught by BALM (Be A Loving Mirror) coach Stacey Karchner, who has been helping families for over eight years. The weekly course starting Aug. 25 is held at the Union County Resource Center, 480 Hafer Road, Lewisburg, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for eight weeks.BALM evolved around the fact that those struggling with addiction are human beings and deserving of love just as any other person is, and they promote healing the entire family.Karchner underwent intensive training to become a BALM Family Recovery Life Coach and help other families reach BALM sooner than she did.The course she will be teaching is a component of the BALM year program consisting of 12 lessons.Lessons include topics such as The Crucial Role of the Family, Boundaries and Leverage, How to Help Motivate Change, Enabling vs Helping, Responding vs Reacting, Mindfulness and more.Family members find a new perspective and learn new ways of acting, being and speaking without anger and judgement, becoming their loved one’s best chance at recovery.To find out more about the course or to enroll, email skarchner9@gmailcom or call 814-360-7590.