How to Support Our Daughter as She Moves Back into Parenting
You don’t wake up one morning sober and magically know how to parent. Putting down the drink and drug does not provide you with life skills. It …
Member Topics: MODULE 4
She’s Secretly Using
Feeling powerless over a Loved One who is secretly using and who is putting themselves at risk is a terrible feeling. Everyone on this site can relate…
I’m Applying CRAFT but He’s Getting Angry
If I were more technologically inclined I would end this post with an audio of wild applause. You are making the changes in your relationship that are…
Home from Jail for the Weekend
You can look upon this as a CRAFT intensive. On the whole, I see this as an opportunity to build the bridge and show him that he has a family and a ho…
How Can I Influence Her From Far Away?
In the research, CRAFT was designed for family members who have a good deal of contact with their Loved One. You’re right, it is more difficult …
Be Part of the Silence
Watch video from a bird sanctuary in Audubon Park (New Orleans) and learn how “becoming part of the silence” can help, whether you ar…
How Honest Should I Be?
70% of any relationship, whether alcohol and drugs are involved or not, is based on verbal communication. So being aware of how you communicate …
He Comes Home Sober … How Do I Use Rewards?
The question now is when to use rewards, since your husband comes home from his cocaine binges sober. We would treat this period as the withdrawa…
At My Wit’s End!
Our approach was developed by psychologists who studied families caught in the turmoil of a Loved One’s addiction. There is nothing else like CR…
He’s Hiding a Crack Habit
Because cocaine is done in binges and doesn’t create a physical withdrawal like other drugs, a person can more easily believe the problem doesn&…