Podcast #39—Accountability
(55:12) What is accountability and why is it important for families facing SUD? In this episode, Laurie goes over the meaning of accountability …
Category: MODULE 6 – natural consequences
Can the Whole Family Get on the Same Page?
You wonder, after your brother's recent DUI and the evidence your parents hid, whether you should step in and contact the authorities. Your parent…
Addiction Is Confounding, but with CRAFT There Are No Gray Areas
When drugs and alcohol take over, the family is drawn into the needs of the addiction, blamed when resources come up short, attacked when they refuse …
A Family’s Long and Difficult Battle for Sobriety
How do you walk the line between protecting your addicted loved one from potential danger while allowing the natural consequences that can lead them t…
Will They Live Long Enough to Get a Shot at Sobriety?
There are definite limits to what a family can do. What a difficult and complicated situation your family is in. To watch two sisters fight and resist…
He’s Always High! How Can I Reward Non-Use?
When your loved one is high all day long, without ever seeming to sober up, it might seem impossible to reach them and have any influence on their beh…
After Treatment and Relapses Now She’s in Jail
All of this may make you want to give up on treatment. Please don’t. In one study of treatment, it took 4 treatment episodes on average to get a…
If Suicide is a Risk, is CRAFT Still Appropriate?
The talk of suicide is indeed very worrisome and can stop families from allowing natural consequences. The fear is that taking away money, or not answ…
Am I Enabling Use?
I believed with all my heart that the responsibility of curing him of this disease lay solely upon me and my ability to not enable. I eventu…
How Can I Influence Her From Far Away?
In the research, CRAFT was designed for family members who have a good deal of contact with their Loved One. You’re right, it is more difficult …