Loved One Lives Out of State, Unstable and Lashing Out
SoCal receives a paranoid message from her Loved One who lives out of state. Concerned that he is isolated and delusional, she is trying to stay level…
Author: Dominique Simon
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.
Loved One Secretive And Constantly Driving Around
Allies member Bambi1 is concerned about her Loved One's secrecy. She just got a new car, meant for work and school, but she's doing …
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
I was never told about the sorrow/
How can you mend a broken heart? /
How can you stop the rain from falling down? /
Please help me mend my broken hea…
Loved One Shuns Family, Need to Find a New Approach
Family member 'mama' is fed up with her Loved One's patterns of non-communication. Whenever his use is addressed, he w…
Loved One Drinking at Home… What About The Kids?
AnneRussell reaches out to discuss ways of confronting her Loved One's use. With work schedules to navigate and kids at home, it seems there's…
Dinner Invite, Loved One Doesn’t Show
Allies member Bambi1 has a Loved One who only communicates to the family via text. Typically, she accepts invitations but doesn't show up... …
Loved One Using in the House
A family member discovers her Loved One is using in the house and potentially has been for a while now. Now younger siblings are becoming more aware o…
Loved One Sneaking Beer Round the Clock
A family member reaches out for guidance with her Loved One who drinks whenever he is not at work. He sneaks beer everywhere in the house, drinks…
Wish or Dip, Moving the Conversation Forward…
Hearing a '"Wish" from her Loved One, Hopefulin2018 uses CRAFT to frame her response. The conversation is moving forward and there …
Young Teen and Pot Use
An Allies Member writes in about her Loved One using pot... failing in school, he doesn't seem to care about anything. What can the family do? CRA…