Your Loved One was doing better than ever before. With the lockdown and without sufficient recovery input, they were thrown off course. Dominique Simo…
Laurie MacDougall discusses the dramatic impact that language has on our discussions of Substance Use Disorder. Let's work together to reduce stigma, …
Her daughter seems incapable of respecting any boundaries - and she can't seem to enforce them. This mom wonders how she let it come to this. Dominiqu…
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…
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…
Her daughter is back at home after violating probation and a few months of active use. It's a shock to see her daughter in this state again. But she i…
Guest blogger, Laurie MacDougall responds to a member explaining what she and her husband did when they let their son move back home to work on his re…
A family member writes in wondering about rewarding her loved one for attending a few recovery group meetings. Guest author and recovery enthusiast La…
Our member is facing a big transition. It looks like her loved one will be asked to leave the house in a few weeks. Read on about a sound approach for…
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-…