I Wish I Could Hire Someone to Help Her Handle Life
Early recovery can feel as shaky and chaotic as life before recovery as a loved one struggles to keep up with everything, from drug testing and appoin…
Category: Recovery
What does the face of recovery look like? What can you expect when your loved one gets out of treatment? When will they become themselves again Understanding recovery is absolutely key for a family wanting to help a loved one to prevail over addiction.
Get informed about the cyclical nature of recovery and how your role changes during the fragile period of early recovery, as well as when they’re in long-term recovery.
Benzos, Recovery, And my Own Experience
Our Allies member has mixed feelings about the klonopin her son is taking. His psychiatrist however is not concerned as long as it's being taken as pr…
Working on my Own Recovery
She is facing some hard truths as she looks back on the past ten years of her husband's addiction. He is finally sober, but he has yet to acknowledge …
We Thought we Had Lost Her, but CRAFT Worked
This family member had given up on ever getting her daugher back again. Her powerful tale of hope credits CRAFT with helping turn things around. We ar…
Her Boss Doesn’t Know What She is Dealing With
This mom received a harsh note about her work performance on the eve of her holiday break. Her loved one's addiction has consumed so much of her energ…
I Fear Pushing Him Back to Heroin
She has successfully used CRAFT taught on our member site to help her son into treatment for heroin addiction. He is now 9 months out and has not rela…
He’s Sober But Really Struggling and Losing Hope
This mom is determined to help her son, in recovery from opioid addiction since last December. But he continues to struggle, from symptoms related to …
A Mother’s Addiction Threatens Her Sons’ Recovery
An aunt has been instrumental in helping her two nephews engage into treatment. Their recovery remains strong yet she worries that their mother's rece…
He’s Withdrawing from Suboxone at Home!
They discharged him from detox precisely when withdrawal was at its worst. He will need the full support of his family to get through this difficult t…
He’s in a Sober House and Struggling
The period of early recovery is fragile, even dangerous. As important as it is to remove the drugs, it is even more important to add things in that ta…