Podcast #12—Trigger Happy
Laurie and Annie explore what it means to be triggered. Annie takes to the public to poll people about being triggered. Both give examples and explana…
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Podcast #11—Am I Enabling Use?
Annie and Laurie compare experiences of enabling use, offer a short quiz on signs of enabling and discuss better ways of managing situations that migh…
Podcast #10—Feelings, Nothing More than Feelings
Laurie and Annie elaborate on the effects and responses to surging emotions that are common when dealing with SUD and in other areas of human interact…
Podcast #9—Save the drama for your llama!
Annie and Laurie explore the meaning of drama, using examples from a poll Annie informally conducted in public. They discuss how drama affects family …
Podcast #8—Am I Being Manipulated?
Laurie and Annie discuss experiences with manipulation. How do we recognize manipulation when it's present? How do we as affected family actually …
Podcast #7—the CRAFT Method, with Special Guest Dominique Simon-Levine
(51:10) Annie and Laurie welcome Dominique Simon-Levine, Ph.D to explain the CRAFT method for helping families support an addicted loved on…
My Father’s Addiction Made Him A Stranger. Is It Too Late to Get to Know Him Now?
Like millions of Americans, I am a child of addiction. Research indicates that an annual average of 8.7 million children 17 or younger live …
Why Some People Swear by Alcoholics Anonymous—And Others Despise It
The 12 steps, first established in the 1930s by Bill Wilson, have now become a powerhouse in the addiction treatment world, with millions of atte…
Podcast #6—The Language of Recovery
Annie and Laurie discuss the familiar anecdotes of recovery (such as "the 3 C's," "Do the next right thing" and "The…
Podcast #5—Support
(59min47sec) Laurie and Annie compare support group experiences as well as what is helpful when you first find out, or if you're going t…