Please Don’t Come Home
What a relief when a Loved One agrees to go into treatment. Right behind this relief though come, perhaps, several nagging thoughts: What’s…
Member Topics: MODULE 4
You Can Lead the Way to Change
The change that I need is not the same as the change my Loved One needs. Making that distinction is important, because so much of our energy tend…
Coaxing the Little Scared Animal…
Any parent would want to step in and fix what is so obviously broken. An ally, conversely, does things a little differently. An ally creates a sa…
He Won’t Admit He’s Using
An AiR member wrote us, upset about her son: "...I have seen him wasted 3 times in the past 10 days, his eyes rolling and nodding off mid-sentenc…
“I Can’t Seem to Get Out of the Negative Talk”
“It's so hard to have positive talk when I know my husband has been drinking. I can't seem to get out of the negative talk while he'…
Q & A: Key Observations—the eLearning Exercises
Dominique Simon-Levine, in this Question & Answer discussion, introduces you to the Key Observations exercises. You'll understand what th…
Is Your Loved One Using or Not Using?
A father shares a story of a family gathering in which his son may or may not have been high. When you are unsure of how to respond to your Loved One,…