She’s Headed Home, Now What?
Dominique Simon-Levine responds to AiR member help4t's comment about her daughter's imminent return from an inpatient facility: "Fro…
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.
PTSD: Does Post-Recovery = Post-Traumatic?
Do some of these symptoms describe you? A parent wrote me recently that it felt like he had PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) from having lived th…
It’s Really Hard Not to Say Anything When He’s Drunk
"But it’s soooo hard not to be angry or not talk negatively WHILE he's drunk. WHILE he's not doing the things he said he would…
Are We Enabling if We Don’t Charge Him Rent?
"We are struggling with the line between enabling and support..." an AiR member recently wrote in, with questions about how to handle r…
“I Can’t Seem to Get Out of the Negative Talk”
“It's so hard to have positive talk when I know my husband has been drinking. I can't seem to get out of the negative talk while he'…
It’s Not Either/Or … Your Health Counts Just As Much
A parent wrote me recently that it felt like he had PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) from having lived through his son’s active addiction a…
Do You Mind if I Give You a Bit of Advice?
Having a Loved One who struggles with addiction is one of the best ways to attract advice from all directions. Who to listen to? Who to igno…
He’s In Treatment & Doing Well – But Asking for Financial Help
Hurray! Your Loved One is in treatment and doing well. As you’re discovering, the questions and concerns don’t stop when they stop using. …
How Does AiR Line Up with Al-Anon?
At AiR we agree there is no controlling someone’s substance use, BUT we differ on a crucial point: a family member does have influence…
Do You Mind If I Give You a Bit of Advice? Making Sense of “Peer Wisdom”
Having a loved one who struggles with addiction is one of the best ways to attract advice from all directions. Who do you listen to? Who do you ignore…