We’re Fed Up with the Rollercoaster!
Are you stuck under the same roof with your Loved One right now? Do you wish you all could get off the rollercoaster? Are you desperate for a way to g…
Category: Member Blogs
Podcast #68 — How Do Alanon / Naranon Differ from CRAFT? An In-depth Comparison
(1 hour 1 min) Listen to this in-depth discussion on the differences, and a few similarities, between CRAFT and Alanon/Naranon. Which approach discour…
Study Finds Two-Drug Combination May Help Treat Meth Addiction
A two-drug combination may help treat addiction to meth, according to a study published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine. The…
Podcast #67 — Positive Change with Tommy Joyce, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
In this episode, Tommy Joyce, Director of Recovery Support Services at the East Bay Recovery Center, comes on the show to share his recovery…
How to Make Your Request That They Seek Help
Is your Loved One's inaction driving you into dark places? Do you feel the time has come to confront them and offer some concrete help? Dominique …
Podcast #66 — From Mother to Resource with Cheryl Juaire
(45:56) In this episode Cheryl Juaire joins Laurie to share her personal journey through heartache and grief after losing her son …
How Do I Handle My Fear of Relapse: the Million Dollar Question
I came to understand, in part by following the Learning Modules on this site, that my behaviors actually served no useful purpose and were actually pu…
How You Can Spark Their Interest in Recovery Despite Covid Circumstances
This is the time of COVID. Families are struggling to know how to help their Loved One to regain interest in recovery. Here is a 5-pronged a…
My Alcoholic Mother & Me
This member wonders if it's too late to help her mother in this late stage of her drinking life. She also seeks to understand how she can free her…
He’s in the Basement & We’re Stuck in a Bad Pattern
Do you feel you've hit a wall and are perpetuating a cycle that no one knows how to get out of? Covid has created circumstances that ar…