Treatment and Families: Part 2
Category: MODULE 4 – boundaries
Treatment and Families: Part One
Laurie, Dominique, and Kayla discuss ideas about families and treatment, focusing particularly on ideas around how the family can affect treatment -- …
CRAFT is Working – Despite a Relapse
An Allies in Recovery member wrote in with this bittersweet account. She shares with us her daughter's words and feelings, confirming that she clearly…
Escaping the Vicious Cycle
It’s not easy. But with compassion, healthy boundaries and the guidance of CRAFT, it can be done.
What Do You Do When You Feel Victimized?
Hosts Laurie and Kayla discuss the delicate issue of feeling victimized when your loved one is dealing with substance abuse disorder. Laurie shares so…
Control and Consequence
Laurie, Kayla, and Dominique discuss control: What can we control? When we set boundaries, what happens for us and our loved one? They point out that …
Podcast: When to Step Away from Your Loved One
Our hosts explain that in times of conflict, any interaction with your loved one (positive or negative), can serve to reinforce using behavior.
I Never Know What to Expect When I Come Home. And I’m Terrified.
It’s never easy when your grown son or daughter is living with you and using. It’s a lot worse when that leads to lies, denial, and conflict betwe…
Podcast: Do You Need to Know if They’re Using?
Hosts Dominique, Laurie, and Kayla discuss the importance of knowing for certain that your loved one is using.
He’s Probably Stealing From Us. Will Confronting Him Do Any Good?
How much grief and conflict is $1289 worth? Sadly, theft by a Loved One isn’t unusual in substance use situations. What matters most, however, is pr…