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    Intervention

    She Self-Medicates for Social Anxiety and Refuses Treatment

    Social anxiety is way more than shyness. Many cases of SAD involve substances as well as depression. Self-medicating can appear to help but may also b…
    Dominique Simon-Levine April 29, 2022
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    CRAFT is Working – Despite a Relapse

    An Allies in Recovery member wrote in with this bittersweet account. She shares with us her daughter's words and feelings, confirming that she clearly…
    Isabel Cooney April 1, 2022
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    Benzos, Recovery, And my Own Experience

    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…
    Dominique Simon-Levine January 21, 2020
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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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    A Family’s Long and Difficult Battle for Sobriety

    How do you walk the line between protecting your addicted loved one from potential danger while allowing the natural consequences that can lead them t…
    Dominique Simon-Levine January 11, 2018
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    Podcast: “How Useful Are These Support Groups Anyway?”

    In this week's podcast, Laurie and Annie compare support group experiences. They discuss what is helpful and what works, the importance of being among…
    Madeline June 26, 2017
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    Podcast: “CRAFT! Where Have You Been All My Life?”

    In today's podcast, Annie and Laurie welcome Allies in Recovery founder, Dominique Simon-Levine, to explain the CRAFT method for helping families supp…
    Madeline May 30, 2017
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    Podcast: “Leave Your Drama to the Llama”

    In this next podcast, Annie and Laurie analyze the meaning of drama using examples drawn from an entertaining public poll. They also discuss drama wit…
    Madeline May 23, 2017

    Podcast: “The Language of Recovery”

    Join Allies in Recovery moms Annie Highwater and Laurie MacDougall as they share their personal experiences with their loved ones' recovery and how ap…
    Madeline May 17, 2017
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    They’re So Enmeshed – Can I Possibly Help?

    “Enmeshed” is a good word to describe the situation between your sister and her son. Enmeshed describes a pattern, years in the making, when a fam…
    Dominique Simon-Levine March 7, 2017
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    Allies in Recovery is a membership-based program providing knowledge and skills to families who have loved ones struggling with addiction, since 2003. Using CRAFT, the only behavioral training method designed specifically for families and scientifically proven to work, you’ll learn how to communicate, behave, intervene, and guide your loved one toward recovery. Eight self-guided video modules provide the complete CRAFT skillset. We supplement the training videos with hand-tailored guidance provided through an expert, interactive blog, podcasts, and curated resources - including ways to locate hard-to-find, quality, low- or no-cost treatment, and other pathways through which your loved one can find recovery. You aren't alone - you have Allies!

     

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