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Her Partner is Not Improving from Substance Use Disorder. Is There an Underlying Mental Health Condition?

One of our AlliesinRecovery.net members as been artfully following the CRAFT principles and yet her loved one is not showing signs of improvement. Eng…

Dominique Simon March 17, 2023

Mental Health: Just How Much Have We Got Wrong?

Everyone knows that great ideas can spread. But bad ones can also “hang around so long that you can forget you have the option of questioning them.�…

rredick February 1, 2023

New National Report on SUD and Mental Health in the U.S. Includes Some Grim Statistics

In 2021, only 6% of people in the U.S. struggling with substance use disorder received any treatment, according to this year’s SAMHSA report. That i…

rredick January 30, 2023

“We Are Absolutely the Worst People” in Her Life: When Mental Illness, SUD, and Blame Collide

Your CRAFT skills may be put to the test, but they’re still indispensable. Perhaps more than ever. At Allies in Recovery, we’re always impressed …

Laurie MacDougall October 28, 2022

My Loved One Also Struggles with Mental Health – Is CRAFT Right for Us?

One of our long-time Allies in Recovery members wrote in to our “Pose a Question” blog with an update on her loved one – her husband – who has…

Dominique Simon October 14, 2022

“The Authentic Self is Never Lost.” Gabor Maté on Stress and Recovery

Physician Gabor Maté tells us that the more we comprehend this thing we call stress, the less we need to be its victim.

rredick March 3, 2022

He’s Stepping Out On His Own. Is He Ready? Are We?

Change can be risky when your loved one faces multiple challenges. But it doesn’t have to mean a setback.

Dominique Simon February 4, 2022

“Don’t Keep Telling Me I’m Sick. Just Hear Me.”

Dr. Xavier Amador sketches his own journey, and introduces a vital framework for how to relate to a Loved One suffering from anosognosia, a common as…

rredick January 15, 2022

Podcast: Building a Bridge

Hosts Kayla and Dominique discuss a family struggling with alcohol use and mental health disorders, accompanied by concern over the children’s well-…

jamesheflin October 15, 2021

How to Make Your Request That They Seek Help

Is your Loved One's inaction driving you into dark places? Do you feel the time has come to confront them and offer some concrete help? Dominique …

Dominique Simon January 28, 2021

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