Escaping the Vicious Cycle
It’s not easy. But with compassion, healthy boundaries and the guidance of CRAFT, it can be done.
Member Topics: family members doing CRAFT
I Think I’ve Been Part of the Problem. Can I Still Turn Things Around?
Not everything we bring to the table with our Loved Ones is positive—we’re human, after all. But recognizing our challenges and seeking to improve…
Podcast: Goals and Expectations
Hosts Laurie, Dominique, and Kayla discuss goals and expectations -- how greater self-awareness and realistic expectations of our ability to impact ou…
Podcast: The Basics of CRAFT
Hosts Laurie, Kayla, and Dominique offer a basic overview of the CRAFT model for families facing a loved one's addiction, why it works, and how it wor…
Podcast #92 — What About the Other Family Members?
Hosts Laurie, Dominique, and Kayla discuss the impact that substance use and other health challenges can have on the entire family, particularly when …
Supporting Your Loved One is a Reward, Even When They Struggle to Accept it
She’s showing up for her brother all the time. Trouble is, he only seems to want her around when he’s drinking. When he’s sober, he avoids her a…
He’s in the Basement & We’re Stuck in a Bad Pattern
Do you feel you've hit a wall and are perpetuating a cycle that no one knows how to get out of? Covid has created circumstances that ar…
He May Be Spending the Holiday in Jail. Should I Bail Him Out?
Her anger and resentment towards her Loved One has transformed - with one event - into love and fear. He was arrested out of state for dealing drugs a…
It’s Hard to Reward When They’re Always Using
This family is embracing CRAFT principles but struggling with rewarding, as their Loved One uses pills, and they don't know which ones. She always…
Her Baby Was Taken Away. Should I Seek Custody?
This is a multi-generational story. Grandparents are having to step in more and more to care for their grandchildren when SUD is wreaking havoc and ma…