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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, addiction, addiction recovery, opioids, denial, deny, reality, truth, SUD, alcohol, Dunning-Kruger Effect, compassion, acceptance

    What Does Being “In Denial” Actually Mean?

    Acceptance of a painful reality is a process and takes time. If it's happening to you, be open to the truth and gentle with yourself. If it's happenin…
    Annie December 4, 2018
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    Does Worrying Prove I Love You?

    What's the antidote to worry and where does it show up in your body? How is it connected to love? Can worry ever be helpful? When does worrying cross …
    Isabel November 7, 2018
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, addiction, addiction recovery, overdose, relapse, treatment, opiates, CRAFT, treatment brokering, CBT, Cognitive behavior therapy, connection, building bridges

    How Would CRAFT Work in my Situation?

    Is CRAFT always the right approach? Even when your loved one has been so deceptive and unwilling to listen?
    Dominique October 4, 2018
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    Fentanyl is Winning

    Fentanyl hijacks our ability to find pleasure elsewhere in life, and the withdrawals are so agonizing that we'll do absolutely anything to avoid them.…
    Dominique July 11, 2018

    He Wants His Car Back. What Should We Do?

    A son in early recovery would like his car back but his mother worries that this may trigger a relapse. She wants to help him but is worn out and worr…
    Dominique April 20, 2018

    Finding Gratitude in the Shadows

    What if, in a moment of conflict, you were able to pause and recall some positive trait you appreciate about your loved one? How well are you able to …
    Michelle April 20, 2018
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    An Extract from David Sheff’s ‘Beautiful Boy’

    David Sheff's story about his son's addiction and recovery has led him to several realizations about himself as a parent his own need to recover from …
    an-allies-in-recovery-member February 6, 2018
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    How I Learned to Set Healthy and Effective Boundaries

    Setting healthy boundaries and confidently following through with them is not easy and requires reflection, work and practice. But it is a strategy th…
    Laurie January 16, 2018
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    5 Tips for Handling Tough Holiday Situations

    Holidays tend to bring on some of the most emotionally charged situations. Here is a list of 5 suggestions offered by therapists and expert family adv…
    Annie December 21, 2017
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    Podcast: “From Addiction to Recovery, How Our Goals Evolved”

    Annie and Laurie open up about where the focus was when they first became aware of their sons' addiction, all the way through to where their goals and…
    Madeline August 2, 2017
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