Watching Families Progress
Our hosts discuss their joy in witnessing the progress of families in their groups. If you’re helping your loved one, start with yourself and your o…
Our Podcast: Coming Up for Air
Coming Up for Air is a podcast series addressing topics relevant to families dealing with a loved one’s addiction. Regular hosts include Dominique Simon-Levine, Founder & Director of Allies in Recovery with 25 years of recovery herself, Kayla Solomon, Psychotherapist and Self-Care Support Group Leader and Laurie MacDougall, Allies in Recovery Advocate, Support-Group Leader and mom of an adult son in recovery from opioid use.
From thoughtful discussion of topics pertaining to addiction in the family, to interviews with important players in the field of addiction/recovery, to in-depth looks at our eLearning modules, Coming Up for Air is your audio companion. You are NOT alone.
Collaboration Vs. Ultimatum
When your loved one is returning, communicate and collaborate about your expectations, concerns, and plans. Keep on collaborating over time, so if con…
Denial? Or Ambivalence?
Don't assume someone is lying or "in denial." At Allies, we believe family members and loved ones are aware of what's happening – even when they don…
How Do You Stop Catastrophizing?
If you find yourself swept away in the undertow of negative thinking about what might happen and how you might prevent it, the number-one tool to use …
Guest Jaclyn Brown Returns: Part Two
In part 2 of 2, Jaclyn Brown talks about her personal journey in the wake of losing her brother. For her, advocacy and harm reduction work became a wa…
Guest Jaclyn Brown Returns: Part One
"The universe is trying to tell me something" – Guest Jaclyn Brown returns to discuss her advocacy and harm reduction work in the wake of losing her…
Wishes & Dips
You've got tools — active listening, being curious and open. So, when your loved one expresses what they would like, or feels they can't continue as…
An Interview with Guest Jaclyn Brown: Part Two
Guest Jaclyn Brown tells the story of her painful voyage through losing her brother to addiction. She's now a podcast host and a voice for advocacy.
Stigma: Changing the Story
Stigma is a story someone makes up about a situation. CRAFT provides a framework, and helps you take the story apart and change it, Consciously addres…
Here Come the Holidays – How Do You Deal?
Holidays. Winter. How do you deal? Start by shifting expectations about how things might go, and who might be there. Have conversations about “softâ…