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    Category: MODULE 4 – positive talk

    Using Tropes: “Dry Drunk” and “Manipulation”

    What do these terms mean? Should we use them? And are they disparaging?
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    AlliesInRecovery May 9, 2025

    Adulting: What Is My Loved One Capable Of?

    Foster awareness and connection. Do mini experiments; let them succeed or fail, and don’t be critical or have huge expectations.
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    AlliesInRecovery April 25, 2025

    FAMILIES SPEAK: Favorite Tools from CRAFT, Pt. 2

    In part 2, Isabel, Kayla, and co-hosts discuss favorite tools and tips from working with the CRAFT method.
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    AlliesInRecovery April 16, 2025

    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.
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    AlliesInRecovery February 5, 2025

    The Art of CRAFT

    The “craft of CRAFT" is the art of communicating with subtlety and compassion, thoughtfully expressing boundaries without criticizing.
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    AlliesInRecovery January 31, 2025

    Consistent Practice vs. “One-Offs”

    Don't just use CRAFT now and then. Learn one thing at a time, one day at a time. Practice the skills consistently, and change can happen.
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    Dominique Simon August 30, 2024

    Handling It All

    A 2000 year old metaphor still has a lot to teach us about dealing with tough feelings and situations.
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    annieunhooked August 20, 2024
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    What Are the Three Questions?

    When you’re in the middle of crisis, feeling reactive or uncertain about what to do, use the “three questions” to helps create space and time an…
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    Dominique Simon April 19, 2024

    “What We All Require Is To Be Heard”: Kayla Solomon On Effective Communication and Connection

    In March 2023, Allies in Recovery's very own Kayla Solomon led a 90-minute ZOOM conversation with leaders of the East Bay chapter of the National Alli…
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    rredick May 12, 2023
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    What Do “Using” and “Not Using” Really Mean?

    In this closer look at Module 5, you’ll learn a tenet of CRAFT – rewarding positive behavior and removing rewards for negative behavior. When it c…
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    AlliesInRecovery May 8, 2023
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