Handling A Social Media Slap
Being unfriended is painful. Fortunately, there are ways to manage our feelings and maintain our peace.
Category: Member Blogs
How CRAFT Works in the Mental Health Field
Allies CRAFT skills--validating, not arguing, not challenging someone's reality--often work for those dealing with mental health challenges.
FAMILIES SPEAK: How Do You Have Difficult Conversations?
How do you handle tough conversations? Family members share their experiences with this sticky subject.
Emotions: Letting Them Flow Without Letting Them Float Us Away
It’s not healthy or effective to deny our emotions, but we can learn to harness and guide them.
What About the 30 Percent?
What about those who don't go to treatment in 12 weeks? Allies focuses on communication and long-term change, the same work as treatment.
FAMILIES SPEAK: These Episodes Helped Us Get Where We Are Today
Kenny, Bridget, and Elizabeth share which Coming Up for Air episodes mean the most to them.
Understanding What Counts as Use Is Hard. Talking About It with Him Is Even Harder.
Thankfully, CRAFT offers a guide to both challenges.
I Can’t Always Tell If He’s Dabbing. What If I Make Mistakes?
Don’t worry, you will! But supporting our Loved One requires informed and consistent connection—not perfection.
Using Tropes: “Dry Drunk” and “Manipulation”
What do these terms mean? Should we use them? And are they disparaging?
The Gift of Anxiety
Anxiety can be akin to intuition, a sign to set up a boundary. But part of the work is also getting comfortable with not-knowing.