Is This Early Recovery Instability or Is He Headed for Relapse?
“He’s doing worse and worse. He’s hiding away in his room. He’s headed for a relapse.” Early recovery does not always lo…
Category: LO – is your child (parent CRAFT)
I Can’t Tell If He’s Using or Not
CRAFT asks us to base our responses on whether or not our Loved One is currently using. How can you be sure if they're living far away?
Is He Too Young to Be Considered Addicted?
Is your Loved One just experimenting or could you be witnessing the early stages of addiction? Regardless of the severity of your Loved One’s us…
Showing a Loved One the Door
Our member is facing a big transition. It looks like her loved one will be asked to leave the house in a few weeks. Read on about a sound approach for…
I Want to Message Her Friends
These parents are reeling in the wake of realizing their teenaged daughter is experimenting with all sorts of substances. It feels tempting to monitor…
She’s Back From Rehab But on Shaky Ground
She's worried her daughter may be heading towards relapse, having just returned home from rehab. It's a real strain to have things start off this way.…
He’s Angry And Pushing us Away
They began to implement CRAFT guidelines when he comes home high, trying new gestures and rewards to connect with him when he's sober. Their son howev…
Learning to Mother Again
The family drug court is granting this mother in recovery more access to her child. But the grandparents, who are raising their granddaughter, are con…
Podcast #24—Empty Nest & SUD
On this week's show, Laurie and Annie respond to a listener's message about life after SUD. When your Loved One goes off to treatment and reco…
Will She Relapse if She Goes Back to College?
When a child goes off to college while in recovery, a parent is justifiably worried. Suddenly their child is far from home, where there was a strong …