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    Unhooked

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    Will My Son Ever See the Truth?

    A member wonders if her son will ever come to terms with what he's put the family through. Read Annie Highwater's inspiring response which offers stre…
    Annie April 9, 2019
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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
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    Please Don’t Tell me to Detach!

    If you are the bystander watching this brutal disease from the front row, what do you do? Detach from someone you love as they are spiraling? What doe…
    Annie May 23, 2017
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    Reaching Level 10 Stress…and Stepping Away

    The long-term stress I experienced caused me to become very forgetful, hasty in my decisions, confused and socially awkward. I also noticed that durin…
    Annie May 12, 2017
    Allies in Recovery, AiR, Dominique Simon-Levine, dominique simon levine, hope, encouragement, addiction, recovery, Annie Highwater, expectations, opioids, opiate, drug addiction, self-care, Unhooked: A Mother's Story of Unhitching from the Roller Coaster of Her Son's Addiction, mercy

    Is Your Hope at the Mercy of Others?

    Through recovery work, I have learned to stop expecting people to be different and to reduce the frustration that comes from trying to cause a person …
    Annie April 3, 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
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    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
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    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

    Fast Forward to February: On Getting Through the Holiday Season with an Absent Child

    Guest author Annie Highwater writes, "Through the worst of holiday seasons, I have found myself literally forcing a smile as people joyfully wish me s…
    Annie December 23, 2016

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