Home, or Sober Home? It’s Not An Easy Call
After rehab, finding the right living situation for your Loved One can be a profound challenge, as our member’s finding out. Here are some of the mo…
Posts by Dominique Simon-Levine
Dominique launched Allies in Recovery in 2003. Her work has been featured on HBO and NPR. She is a facilitator and a trained speaker on issues of addiction and the family. She has worked extensively developing and evaluating federally-funded substance abuse programs for organizations and clinics throughout Massachusetts and New York. With an interest in recovery and substance abuse that spans 20 years, she sees a huge need to help families develop the skills to help a loved one recover fully in a supportive, whole, and lasting way in their families and in their communities. Her mission is to have Allies in Recovery fill that gap.
Redemption Song
This beautiful cover by Beyoncé & Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder will make you feel just a little better about the prospects for humanity.
Northwest ATTC webinar – Digital Health Services to Address Addiction in Families: Allies in Recovery
This webinar, sponsored by the Northwest ATTC (Addiction Technology Transfer Center), introduced participants to Allies in Recovery.
Building a Bridge to Her Heroin-Using Daughter
Her daughter intends to start rehab for heroin later this year. Meanwhile, the member is wondering what sort of communication can best support her dau…
My Daughter’s Boyfriend Has Made Us Want to Move Away
A mother’s long struggle to be an ally for a daughter with a troubled boyfriend—one who has pushed both parents to the breaking point. What posit…
Am I Helping My Son or Enabling His Use?
Responding to a Loved One’s substance use gets complicated when multiple drugs are involved, but CRAFT techniques can help you find the clarity you …
His Need for Friends is Outweighing His Desire to Get Sober
This member’s Loved One is trying to rebuild his social life, but the very people he is connecting with reinforce his drinking. Fortunately he is be…
Podcast #85 – Always Have a Plan
It's important to have a plan for expectations and consequences when your loved one is at home, and for when they can't stay. Dominique, Laurie, and K…
Podcast #84 — SUD, the Family & the Importance of Building Ourselves Up to Create Change and Growth
Our hosts Kayla, Dominique and Laurie speak about the importance of change. Our Loved Ones and we as family members often make decisions based on comf…