She’s On the Street with a No-Good Boyfriend
Keep your focus on your Loved One. Leave the boyfriend out of it when talking to them. You will create a wedge between you if they believe you ar…
Category: MODULE 5 & 6 – home as a reward
She Uses the Car Both for Therapy Appointments and to Score Drugs
mizkitty's daughter made good progress with treatment, then sober living, but has relapsed fully. How to figure out the specifics of housing and c…
He Doesn’t Think He Needs Any Treatment—He’s Out of His Mind!
Please don’t give up on your son. Leaving Houston and staying sober for three months in your home strongly suggests that 1) he knows he has a pr…
He’s Heading Home & I’m So Anxious
We have followed your situation now for years. You are so strong. You deserve continued peace, especially in your home. Pull in help, such as the…
He’s Avoiding Me & Using At Night
1delapisa wishes her son would just listen to her for 10 minutes but he hides out and sleeps all day to avoid talking. She is tired and frustrated and…
It’s Either I Help Him or I Help Myself
From your comment it appears your son is ruling your home and your relationships with other family members. You have the power to stop this. It isn&rs…
I Engaged in the Chaos—Now What?
Your intuition was right. Your son’s relapse has taken hold. He stayed away for days, went begging to other family members for money after drain…
He is Relapsing Right Now, Should He Leave Home?
If, as family members, we wait around for a 100% commitment from our Loved One, we will almost certainly be waiting a long time. Family members must m…
How A Daybed & Footlocker Can Change the Game
After rehab, many parents find themselves in that sticky, gray area of whether or not to allow their recovering Loved One to stay at home. F…
Do I Have to Kick Her Out?
Telling your Loved One not to come back until they've kicked the habit is a lose/lose situation. You miss the moments when they are ready to try t…