“The Three F’s”: Annie Highwater on Seeking Peace Before Plunging Into the Storm
Sometimes we need to get involved. Sometimes we don’t. Pausing to calm and center ourselves helps either way.
Category: MODULE 1
FAMILIES Speak: Favorite Tools from CRAFT, Pt. 1
Isabel, Kayla, and co-hosts discuss their favorite tools and tips they've used from the CRAFT method.
VOICES from the Front Lines: Unpacking “Survival Mode” with Wellness Coach Emily Cooney
Guest Emily Cooney discusses how to handle "survival mode," especially when it's chronic.
When You Think CRAFT Communication Won’t Work
Can CRAFT work in moments when the stakes are high? Even then, it can help you communicate well while holding to boundaries.
Don’t Tell Me to Calm Down
Learn to calm your system CRAFT-style. Think longer-term -- do CRAFT work, find community via Allies, and learn new ways of thinking.
FAMILIES SPEAK: What If I Believe My Loved One Isn’t Capable?
We must step back to see our loved ones’ true capability. Do things for them that feel right, but not if you’re stepping over a line.
That Didn’t Work — Now What?
Giving up, saying "Now what?" is usually the wrong strategy. See CRAFT as tools for all relationships that can create big change over time.
FAMILIES SPEAK: Recovery—Progress, not Perfection
It’s easy to impose expectations, but changing yourself, your expectations and perceptions makes room for your loved one to progress.
Holding Contradictions
It’s important to CRAFT to see possibilities, hold more than one truth, and experience many feelings and thoughts to get to healing.
What Are “Natural Consequences?”
Understanding “natural consequences” and allowing them to play out when it’s safe to do so can be a force for change over time.