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    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, dominique simon levine, addiction, addiction recovery, recovery, Craft, treatment, sobriety, family, treatment, sober, early sobriety, suboxone, withdrawel, withdrawing, heroin, therapist, opioids, arrest, jail, sober living, methadone, suboxone, relapse, treatment

    Treatment, Relapse, now Jail

    A mother called the police when her addicted daughter stole her car. Now the daughter is in jail and furious, blaming her parents. What next?
    Dominique March 12, 2018
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    I’m Applying CRAFT but He’s Getting Angry

    Using positive communication while disengaging with a loved one is a softer, more neutral way of letting them know that things aren't okay. It’s no…
    Dominique December 4, 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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    Podcast: “Am I Being Manipulated? Am I Manipulative?”

    Manipulation is used as a strong arm tactic when there is no healthy communication: "Healthy families communicate, unhealthy families manipulate". In …
    Madeline June 13, 2017
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    You Oughta Be Ashamed of Yourself!

    Positive reinforcement, as basic and childlike as that sounds, is a motivating force for progress. Speaking to someone’s goodness despite their wron…
    Annie March 23, 2017
    AiR, Allies in Recovery, Dominique Simon-Levine, dominique simon levine, addiction, recovery, alcohol, opiates, relationships, fight, denial, Annie Highwater, Unhooked: a Mother's story of unhitching from the Rollercoaster of her son's addiction, fight, fighting, fights, fought, mom, mother

    My Mom is an Expert at Arguing (part 2)

    Vitriol can be described as a solution-less rant of hate-filled criticism. A brand of sulfuric acid was named Vitriol, reason being that the acid was …
    Annie February 8, 2017
    AiR, Allies in Recovery, Dominique Simon-Levine, dominique simon levine, addiction, recovery, alcohol, opiates, communication, denial, blame-shifting, arguing, Annie Highwater, argue, argument, Unhooked: a Mother’s Story of Unhitching from the Roller Coaster of Her Son’s Addiction

    My Mom is an Expert at Arguing (part 1)

    It’s been said that for every one person struggling with addiction, there are at least 15 people affected. The effects are painful and relentless fo…
    Annie February 7, 2017

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