By Cini Shaw, MS, CMHC, LADC, CASAC II, RCPF Chief Recovery Officer, The Lighthouse Recovery Services Family Healing in Addiction Recovery Requires More Than Individual Change Family Healing in recovery is often misunderstood as something that happens after an individual completes treatment. Many families believe that if their loved one gets help, the situation will naturally improve. Recovery often brings underlying family patterns into sharper focus rather than resolving them. One of the most powerful ways to understand this comes from The Red Road