Deciding When Your Loved One Can Live at Home
How do you decide when and how your loved one can live at home? Hosts Laurie, Dominique, and Kayla discuss boundary-setting, and Laurie shares details…
Category: MODULE 4
Facing the Obstacles: Part 1
On this episode of Allies in Recovery's "Coming Up for Air" Podcast, Laurie and Kayla discuss the obstacles between knowing what to do and putting tha…
Boundaries and Rewards: Tips on Using CRAFT
An Allies in Recovery member is encountering difficulties with removing rewards and holding boundaries. They're asking their loved one to leave when h…
Trusting Again is Tough. I’m Learning to Accept That.
How do we learn to trust again? A member’s long journey with her partner, and tips on sorting through our feelings about trust. She has spent thirty…
“It’s Not About Me”: On Not Taking Things Personally
Have you ever considered it's NOT about you? Actor, public speaker, and soccer coach Frederik Imbo offers strategies for escaping the suffering involv…
Making Changes At Your Own Pace
Laurie and Kayla discuss change -- how to manage it, how quickly it can or can't happen, and how to focus your efforts. Learn to put yourself first. S…
What CRAFT Can Do in 12 Weeks
Laurie, Kayla, and Dominique offer an overview of the first twelve weeks of CRAFT, discussing what it can accomplish quickly, and what becomes a lifet…
He May Not Be Ready to Address It All at Once
When our Loved Ones are making progress, slow and steady reinforcement using CRAFT can be better than pushing hard.
Will She Still Believe I Love Her If I Set This Boundary?
Supporting a Loved One can be deeply painful, even when our choices are clear.
De-escalation Strategies
Laurie, Dominique, and Kayla discuss how to de-escalate conflict in familial and partner relationships through three main strategies: taking space, no…