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All About Interventions Dr. Stranger gets to the heart of the matter in helping people with loved ones who experience substa

Dr. Stranger gets to the heart of the matter in helping people with loved ones who experience substance abuse, mental health and other problems.

There’s nothing more powerful than a room full of good people choosing growth, healing, and connection.Last night remind...
11/23/2025

There’s nothing more powerful than a room full of good people choosing growth, healing, and connection.

Last night reminded me why I do the work I do, because when we come together with open hearts, families transform, conversations deepen, and hope becomes something you can feel in the room.

Every person here showed up with courage… courage to listen, courage to share, courage to keep moving forward even when life gets messy. That kind of willingness is where change begins.

I’ve spent decades helping families navigate the hardest chapters of their lives, and moments like this are a reminder that none of us are meant to walk the journey alone. Community matters.

Compassion matters. And showing up for one another will always be the foundation for healing.

Here’s to learning, growing, laughing, and lifting each other up, one conversation at a time. 💛

If you or someone you love needs support, my door is always open.

✨ When everyone’s talking… but nobody’s truly listening.Family conflict rarely begins with the words being spoken.It beg...
11/22/2025

✨ When everyone’s talking… but nobody’s truly listening.

Family conflict rarely begins with the words being spoken.

It begins in the body, the tight chest when a sibling texts, the knot in your stomach when Mom calls, the exhaustion that hits before you even walk through the door.

Most of the time, we’re not fighting about the dishes, the curfew, or the holiday plans.
We’re fighting for something much deeper:

Who gets to feel seen.
Who gets to feel safe.
Who gets to matter.

After decades of working with families in crisis, I’ve learned this truth: when one person becomes dysregulated, the whole family feels it.

Anxiety triggers shame, shame becomes anger, anger awakens old wounds… and the cycle continues until everyone is talking, but no one is receiving.

There is no villain.
Just nervous systems doing their best to protect themselves.

Healing begins the moment we learn to slow down, breathe, and respond from our wisest selves, not our most reactive ones.

When we learn to listen not just to words… but to what the heart is trying to say underneath them.

You deserve a family system that feels safe, grounded, and connected.
And it is possible.

If your family is navigating addiction, mental health challenges, or communication breakdowns, you don’t have to do it alone. Reach out, I’m here to help guide the path forward.

💛 Send a DM or visit the link in my bio to begin.

11/21/2025
11/21/2025

✨ The Pink Bear & The Crashed Car ✨

Last week, I spent two joyful hours in a ceramic studio with my 12-year-old granddaughter. She made an ornate clock. I made a pink bear. We laughed, we argued about whether her design was too complicated (it absolutely was), and we got paint everywhere.

She’s spoiled to pieces by her mother, and she’s the apple of my eye.

And that’s the beauty of it, when there are boundaries, you get to delight in someone. You get to create, to laugh, to just be together.

In contrast, I’m working with a family right now who can’t do any of that. Their daughter is brilliant, beautiful, full of potential… and absolutely lost. Crashing cars, draining resources, lying, spiraling. Her parents are terrified.

They can’t make ceramics with her, can’t go to lunch with her, can’t enjoy her, not because they don’t love her, but because there are no boundaries. And where there are no boundaries, there is no real relationship. Only chaos.

Spoiling within structure creates love, trust, connection.

Spoiling without boundaries creates fear, crisis, and heartbreak.

Here’s the truth I remind parents every day:
You can’t build a pink bear with someone while you’re funding their self-destruction.

Love isn’t rescuing. Love isn’t endless resources.
Love is structure.
Love is limits.
Love is the courage to say, “No more.”

And sometimes the boundary you’re most afraid to set, the one that feels impossible,
is the one that finally saves the relationship.

Do you ever get the feeling the picture isn’t you ! Inside the 79 yo is that wild eyed. 30Year dying to run away ?
11/19/2025

Do you ever get the feeling the picture isn’t you ! Inside the 79 yo is that wild eyed. 30
Year dying to run away ?

11/19/2025

You know that song… ‘my bags are packed and I’m ready to go?’

Well, consider this your official update, I’m already in North Carolina as you’re reading this. ✈️✨

New stories, new faces, new opportunities to help families heal. Here’s to showing up with purpose, wherever the work takes me.

11/18/2025

Do you ever feel like you need a little sparkle in your life? ✨

A moment of clarity, a renewed sense of purpose, or someone to help you light the way forward?

Sometimes the right conversation can shift everything, your mindset, your energy, your next step.

You deserve support that brings out your brightest, strongest self.

👉 If you’re ready to add that sparkle back into your life or your family’s, send me a message. I’m here to help.

11/13/2025

✨ Protect your goodness, it’s one of your greatest gifts. ✨

If you’re someone who says “yes” to everything… pause for a moment.

Your kindness is powerful, but it’s not limitless.

Your heart is generous, but it still needs boundaries.
And your compassion is sacred, it deserves protection.

Saying “no” isn’t rejection.
It isn’t unkind.
It’s honoring your energy, your time, and the beautiful goodness you bring into the world.

You can still show up for others without abandoning yourself.

Guard your light. Nurture it. Let it shine from a place that isn’t exhausted, but empowered.

If you’re struggling with boundaries or feeling overwhelmed, reach out, I’m here to help. 💛

👉 DM me or click the link in my bio to schedule a consultation.

11/11/2025

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Dr. Stanger gets to the heart of the matter in helping people with loved ones who experience substance abuse, mental health and other problems.