Using Tropes: “Dry Drunk” and “Manipulation”
What do these terms mean? Should we use them? And are they disparaging?
Category: OTHER BUMPS IN THE ROAD – manipulation & bullying
FAMILIES SPEAK: Should I Give My Loved One Money?
Our hosts share helpful perspectives on using the CRAFT toolkit around the sticky issue of money.
Can You Trust a Person With Substance Disorder?
...In over 20 years of experience working with individuals who use substances in a way that causes harm, most individuals I have known, abstaini…
Interview with an Allies member, Pt. 2
In part 1, an Allies member discussed intimacy and its role in applying CRAFT in a romantic relationship. In part 2, she discusses how she's handled i…
Interview with an Allies Member, Pt. 1 of 2
In the first of two episodes with an Allies member, our hosts discuss the member’s experience with her former husband, and issues of intimacy -- how…
My Baby Is 17 & Going Off the Rails – We’ve Tried Everything
This member and his family have gone to great lengths to help their Loved One overcome his cannabis use disorder (CUD). Yet, the use, the dissimulatio…
Podcast #46—Feeling Sorry: Where Does It Lead? Can It Be Useful?
(34:44) When a Loved One suffers from addiction, part of the complicated web of emotions we experience involves feeling sorry for them. A Loved One st…
He’s Talking About Suicide
A Loved One has been falling back on old behaviors, and is making threats about suicide. He's staying in a specialized clinic, where th…
Help! We Need a New Approach
She's fed up with her son's patterns of non-communication. Whenever his use is addressed, he withdraws and shuts off communication. When he does reach…
He’s 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…