What Allies in Recovery Adds to CRAFT
AIR sees the family as integral to the healing of the person with substance use disorder. It’s a way of thinking you can make your own.
Category: CRAFT STRATEGIES – modeling the change we seek
I Want Him in Treatment. I’m Dreading That the Cycle Hasn’t Ended.
It’s a situation that occurs all too often: a Loved One enters detox when things get rough, but resists moving on from there to sustained treatment …
What Are the Challenges of Reflective Listening?
Reflective listening means listening while reflecting what your loved one says. Use curiosity, interest, and separation to do both at once.
How Do You Acknowledge Use Without Accusation?
It was developed to help regulate blood sugar in diabetics and pre-diabetics. It’s widely (though unofficially) used for weight loss. Now semaglutid…
How Do You Move from Crisis Management to Change Over Time?
You're in it for your loved one. But CRAFT wants you to change, to learn new tools. AIR offers vital support for change over time.
Lessons From Risk (the Board Game) May Help You Change Your Life
Eric Zimmer barely survived his twentieth year, when his struggle with heroin was at its worst. In this TED talk, he looks back on the choices he made…
Handling Confrontation the CRAFT Way
How do you shift from conflict to a more open conversation with your loved one whose struggling with addiction? Using CRAFT, you can improve the relat…
What About Family Members’ Trauma?
It can be easy, particularly when those outside a situation offer advice, to overlook the history of trauma that may exist for a family member. CRAFT …
Embracing the Uncomfortable: A Life Hack from Annie
Learn how facing uncomfortable and challenging situations can lead to personal growth and improve relationships in Annie Highwater's blog post. Discov…
Watching Families Progress
Our hosts discuss their joy in witnessing the progress of families in their groups. If you’re helping your loved one, start with yourself and your o…