LIBRARY & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

The Cycle Stops With You is used by libraries and community organizations as a discussion-based framework for exploring how families respond to distress — and how clearer, more grounded responses can reduce the need for extreme coping behaviors later on.

Programs are educational, reflective, and designed to support conversation rather than prescribe solutions.

Who These Programs Are For

  • Grandparents and kinship caregivers

  • Parents navigating addiction in the family

  • Educators and librarians

  • Community organizations

  • Professionals working with families and adolescents

Sample Session Outline

  1. How distress moves through families

  2. Common myths that unintentionally maintain cycles

  3. How uncertainty drives extreme coping strategies

  4. Responding with clarity instead of reactivity

Discussion-Based Program Format

Programs emphasize dialogue, clarity, and reflection rather than advice-giving or directive instruction. Participants are guided to recognize how family beliefs, urgency, and unspoken rules shape behavior across generations.

Library & Community Inquiries

Libraries and community organizations are welcome to reach out regarding educational programs, facilitated discussions, or author events.

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