Please view the movie "When Love is not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story"

Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5eKLpW2RsI

Discuss your general reactions/ what you think about:

• Has this intimate look at the disease impacted how you view it? In what ways?
• What do we mean when we say alcoholism is a family disease and in what ways was Lois impacted, be specific.
• What does Al Anon mean when they say "you can love the person and not the disease"? What is an example of how this was portrayed in the film?
• Why do you think it was important for Lois to form her support group?
• How might you, as a clinical helper, encourage families to seek their own 'recovery'?
• What might you say to a family to encourage them to view this (or other) materials that may support their understanding of addiction and recovery? Please include your own synopsis of the entire video as part of this response.