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Ep. 50 – Let Me Bring You Some Soup (or Not!!)…Recognizing Signs & Symptoms and Acting Accordingly

Dominique Simon-Levine joins our hosts to provide a broader picture of what it looks and feels like when a Loved One is using, or withdrawing. Gatheri…

isabel May 23, 2018

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Our Parents Keep Bailing My Brother Out!

This is the story of older, well-meaning parents who are inadvertently supporting an adult child's substance use. By bailing him out of sticky sit…

Dominique Simon May 20, 2018

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Podcast #11—Am I Enabling Use?

Annie and Laurie compare experiences of enabling use, offer a short quiz on signs of enabling and discuss better ways of managing situations that migh…

isabel January 31, 2018

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I’m Applying CRAFT but He’s Getting Angry

Using positive communication while disengaging with a loved one is a softer, more neutral way of letting them know that things aren't okay. It’s no…

Dominique Simon December 4, 2017

Am I Enabling Use?

I believed with all my heart that the responsibility of curing him of this disease lay solely upon me and my ability to not enable. I eventu…

annieunhooked October 12, 2017

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You Are a Reward

You might be grumbling. You might be accusing, guilting or complaining. Or trying desperately to prevent them from going out. You might be brooding in…

isabel March 7, 2017

mother watches son walk away with walkman

From Kratom to Pot, He’s Always On Something

"He is pretty much continuously under the influence of something. When he first gets up is the only window of non-use, but he is generally very a…

Dominique Simon July 20, 2016

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I Had Him Sectioned, But He’s Back Home & Using Again With His Mom

When two people drink or use drugs together, one is always urging the other one on. The role can switch back and forth: one day mom wants to put on th…

Dominique Simon June 23, 2016

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When He Gets Out of Treatment, How Much Should I Help Out?

There’s a fine line between providing your Loved One with the tools he needs to be able to function in the world and follow his recovery plan (h…

Dominique Simon May 23, 2016

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What If He Loses the Car? How We Inadvertently Enable

A central question to ask yourself is this: is the car supporting non-use, by keeping your loved one working, or has it become an important source of …

Dominique Simon March 7, 2016