Is It Time to Give Up on Him?
Have you also wondered whether it was time to give up, and move on? Whether you have done all you can and need to cut the ties? In this new post we po…
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Heal Me: Melissa Etheridge Sings for Her Son
Melissa Etheridge recorded this concert in her home studio on June 20 of 2020. The main goal of doing the concert, entitled "Heal Me," she e…
Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In
For a long time, medical researchers were unsure whether Alcoholics Anonymous worked better than other approaches to treating people with alcohol use …
Preventing An Opiate Overdose
If your Loved One or anyone you know is using opiates, you should know how to reverse an overdose. Here's the basic information you need to know t…
Podcast #48—The Hosts Are the Guests!
(36:09) Hear your Coming Up for Air hosts as never before! Allies in Recovery's Content Editor, Isabel Cooney, invites Laurie MacDougall and …
You Can Make Friends with Enabling
Can you relate to this mom? Stuck at home with a Loved One yoyo-ing back and forth from opiod use to withdrawals, saying he wants treatment but then n…
We All Just Wanna Be Shown Some Love
Need a blast of Love, Light, Beauty, Generosity, and Hope? Tune in to this 15-minute show from the celebrated Tiny Desk Concerts (NPR.org). Alicia Key…
Podcast #21—Enabling Non-Use
(47 min) We've all heard of enabling use, but what about enabling non-use? In this week's podcast, Laurie and Annie discuss the positive power…
Long-Distance Chorus
Just trying to manage on a day-to-day basis, and keeping up my fully virtual job for Allies, was plenty for me during France's shutdown. I got my …
Podcast #42—Do You Really Want to Be Well?
(37:24) In this week's episode Laurie and Annie talk about those we know who seem content in misery, hanging pictures and inviting company d…