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    Annie Highwater

    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, 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
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dsl, Craft, addiction recovery, recovery, drug abuse, drug use, Annie Highwater, Tough love, Smart love, family support, addicted loved one, Shame, connection

    Tough Love? Really?

    Tough love, I was told, was the only hope I had left. So I tried it and things got worse. I hated it and it didn't even work. Then I developed a perso…
    Annie October 4, 2018
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon Levine, Addiction, addiction recovery, stigma, shame, ashamed, disease, state without stigma, Annie Highwater, Brene Brown, healing, Unhooked

    Moving Past Stigma

    Stigma is a very powerful deterrent to treatment, recovery and hope. Yet how do we move beyond this when even those in the medical profession continue…
    Annie September 14, 2018
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dominique simon levine, addiction, addiction recovery, recovery, Craft, opiates, holiday, season, relapse, therapist, love letter, treatment, natural consequences,

    Thank You Allies in Recovery, it Worked!

    Annie Highwater offers a mother the tools she learned at Allies in Recovery: CRAFT, and watches in real-time the positive results. The son has checked…
    Annie December 27, 2017
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dominique simon levine, addiction, addiction recovery, recovery, Craft, opiates, holiday, season, cardinal, therapist, comfort, kindness, compassion

    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: “Good Time Charlies : A Conversation with Award-Winning Journalist Rob Koebel”

    Special guest Rob Koebel, actor, writer and award-winning journalist joins Annie and Laurie to talk about about his descent into alcoholism starting a…
    Madeline October 17, 2017
    Al-Anon, AlAnon, Allies in Recovery, Addiction, Dominique Simon-Levine, Dominique Simon Levine, CRAFT method, Family Treatment Program, Intervention, Intervention approach, Interventionist, SUD, Opiate, Opiods, Treatment, Treatment for Addiction, Alcoholism, Recovery, Hazelden Betty Ford, Treatment Center, Support for Family, Family Support Group, IOP, Intensive Outpatient Program, Learn to Cope, The Addicts Mom, TAM, Support Group, Bob Meyers, Parent CRAFT, Annie Highwater, Unhooked, Laurie MacDougall, Substance Abuse, Alcohol, ACOA, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Parent of Addicted Child, Parent of Addict, Co-dependent parent, Alcoholic, Alcoholics Anonymous, CODA, Codependents Anonymous, Opiod Epidemic, Opiate Epidemic, Narcotics Anonymous, NA, marijuana, pot, weed, heroin, coke, crack, cocaine, painkillers, narcan, barbituates, divided house, family relations, manipulation, manipulate, support groups, struggle, advice, Tommy MacDougall, overdose, the Alicia Cook, Activist, heroin epidemic, a family disease, the other side of addiction, a family disease, the other side of addiction,

    Podcast: “Interview with Activist Alicia Cook”

    In our next podcast, Annie and Laurie welcome special guest Alicia Cook, an established writer and award-winning activist on addiction issues. Their …
    Madeline August 11, 2017
    Al-Anon, AlAnon, Allies in Recovery, Addiction, Dominique Simon-Levine, Dominique Simon Levine, CRAFT method, Family Treatment Program, Intervention, Intervention approach, Interventionist, SUD, Opiate, Opiods, Treatment, Treatment for Addiction, Alcoholism, Recovery, Hazelden Betty Ford, Treatment Center, Support for Family, Family Support Group, IOP, Intensive Outpatient Program, Learn to Cope, The Addicts Mom, TAM, Support Group, Bob Meyers, Parent CRAFT, Annie Highwater, Unhooked, Laurie MacDougall, Substance Abuse, Alcohol, ACOA, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Parent of Addicted Child, Parent of Addict, Co-dependent parent, Alcoholic, Alcoholics Anonymous, CODA, Codependents Anonymous, Opiod Epidemic, Opiate Epidemic, Narcotics Anonymous, NA, marijuana, pot, weed, heroin, coke, crack, cocaine, painkillers, narcan, barbituates, manipulate, manipulation, manipulative, divided house, family relations, support groups, mental health, bipolar, Elliot, goals, focus, Recovery, addiction recovery, Laurie MacDougall, Annie Highwater

    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
    Al-Anon, AlAnon, Allies in Recovery, Addiction, Dominique Simon-Levine, Dominique Simon Levine, CRAFT method, Family Treatment Program, Intervention, Intervention approach, Interventionist, SUD, Opiate, Opiods, Treatment, Treatment for Addiction, Alcoholism, Recovery, Hazelden Betty Ford, Treatment Center, Support for Family, Family Support Group, IOP, Intensive Outpatient Program, Learn to Cope, The Addicts Mom, TAM, Support Group, Bob Meyers, Parent CRAFT, Annie Highwater, Unhooked, Laurie MacDougall, Substance Abuse, Alcohol, ACOA, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Parent of Addicted Child, Parent of Addict, Co-dependent parent, Alcoholic, Alcoholics Anonymous, CODA, Codependents Anonymous, Opiod Epidemic, Opiate Epidemic, Narcotics Anonymous, NA, marijuana, pot, weed, heroin, coke, crack, cocaine, painkillers, narcan, barbituates, divided house, family relations, manipulation, manipulate, support groups, struggle, advice, Tommy MacDougall, overdose, bad environment, lost faith, lose faith

    Podcast: “Interview With Laurie’s Son Tommy”

    In today's podcast, Laurie's son Tommy opens up about his experience with SUD with a very moving account of surviving a terrifying overdose. This stro…
    Madeline July 29, 2017
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