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    Self-Care for the Family Member

    Prioritizing self-care is essential to your own well-being but also to your loved one’s sobriety and recovery.

    It is completely understandable to feel like you are hostage to your emotions when there’s addiction in the family. But it will be difficult to help your loved one (as this site teaches you to do) if your own emotions are driving your actions and reactions.

    Self-care is therefore a non-negotiable building block when using our approach to helping your loved one get into treatment or solidifying their recovery. We’ll show you how…

    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, recovery, alcohol, alcoholism, addiction, sobriety, sober, marriage, husband, family, couples therapy, children, well-being

    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 …
    Dominique July 15, 2019
    Allies in Recovery, Dominique Simon Levine, dsl, addiction, addiction recovery, SUD, CRAFT, drinking, alcohol, patience, patient, treatment, psychiatry, therapy, natural consequences, abstinence, dry drunk, well-being

    I Have no Patience Left

    The courts failed to enforce treatment for her daughter, once out of jail. Now her daughter's life is a real mess. Take a look at how Dominique Simon-…
    Dominique July 10, 2019
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, addiction, addiction recovery, Annie Highwater, flood, shame, manipulate, recovery, family, support

    Addiction Is Like A Flood

    Annie Highwater shares more words of wisdom with the community. Here's a lovely reminder for family members that 1) we have work to do! and 2) recover…
    Annie June 14, 2019
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon Levine, dsl, addiction, addiction recovery, SUD, Molly, LSD, oxycontin, CRAFT, boundaries, friends, messaging, texting

    I Want to Message Her Friends

    These parents are reeling in the wake of realizing their teenaged daughter is experimenting with all sorts of substances. It feels tempting to monitor…
    Dominique June 11, 2019
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, addiction, addiction recovery, SUD, drugs, Truth, fentanyl, meth, OD, overdose, CRAFT,

    Will My Son Ever See the Truth?

    A member wonders if her son will ever come to terms with what he's put the family through. Read Annie Highwater's inspiring response which offers stre…
    Annie April 9, 2019
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, addiction, addiction recovery, drugs, opioids, trust, trusting, healing, deception, betrayal, relationships, boundaries, boundary, emotions, family,

    How do You Trust Again?

    We often find ourselves wondering how to repair the bonds that are broken when trust has been violated. In this thoughtful exploration of the topic of…
    Annie March 11, 2019
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, addiction, addiction recovery, drugs, alcohol, craft, Al-Anon, resentment, self-care, husband, treatment, compassion

    Her Husband Has Left Her Hopeless and Exhausted

    She has struggled through 12 years of her husband's addiction, having single-handedly provided for their family for all of these years, and is now at …
    Dominique March 1, 2019
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, addiction, addiction recovery, opioids, drugs, rehab, home, daybed, footlocker, Craft, addicted loved one, self-care, rewards, housing, boundaries, meditation, treatment, barriers,

    How A Daybed & Footlocker Can Change the Game

    After rehab, many parents find themselves in that gray area of whether or not to allow their recovering loved one to stay at home. Follow these guidel…
    Dominique February 5, 2019
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    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…
    Dominique January 24, 2019
    Allies in Recovery , AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, addiction, recovery, SUD, heroin, detach, IOP, AA, addict, self-care, enabling, CRAFT

    My Helping Wasn’t Helpful. It’s Time to Detach

    Mom spent years helping her daughter and son-in-law as they sank deeper and deeper into trouble with the drugs and probably also alcohol. She now real…
    Dominique December 10, 2018
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