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Are you at your wit’s end over your loved one’s drug or alcohol use? Our virtual program is for YOU.

Allies in Recovery is an online learning platform for families with loved ones struggling with addiction offering community, expert advice, and e-learning.

12/09/2025

At least 40% of all Americans have a loved one struggling with substances.

If you're one of the 40%, you know how difficult the situation can be.

Chaos, lies and deceipt become the norm. Communications break down. It can feel impossible to know how to respond and to know what to say. And extremely confusing knowing what you can do to encourage their recovery while discouraging their use and other problematic behaviors.

Allies in Recovery guides families through an evidence-based approach that improves your relationships, encourages recovery and brings stress and anxiety levels down for the family.

Learn more at alliesinrecovery.net/pause

12/01/2025

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listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0zvfDMMJqXUMoD8WWMcNqH?si=zgCwkyVPQciCBlW-dMm6DA
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listen on apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/coming-up-for-air-families-speak-to-families-about/id1227530792?l=en&i=1000587522512
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Get concrete action items for navigating the holidays when your Loved One struggles with addiction. You’ll get tips about the kind of conversation you could have ahead of time. Learn which balls are in your court, and ways to take care of yourself during what is often a stressful and triggering time for families with addiction.
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11/28/2025

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj2rpIetWV4i5IrX9Vmd10Nga_VhG-6Op

❤️ Our CRAFT method learning videos are currently free for unlimited viewing on youtube. ❤️

Share this link with someone who's trying to help their Loved One get into recovery. This method is evidence-based, meaning = it works!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj2rpIetWV4i5IrX9Vmd10Nga_VhG-6Op

11/25/2025

If your finances were keeping you from getting a membership at Allies in Recovery, to learn the CRAFT method, designed for families with a Loved One struggling with substances, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. ❤️

We had to take our member site offline after losing our funding because of massive federal and state budget cuts, but we have now put ALL our learning videos and worksheets back online for FREE. ❤️

Go to our YouTube channel and start watching today. NO STRINGS ATTACHED AT ALL. ❤️https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgD_D40PrKF-OWWtFU_Xlgg/

Love and solidarity to everyone struggling with SUD and to everyone who loves someone who struggles with SUD, from the Allies team ❤️

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11/24/2025

Read our response to this mother's concerns: https://alliesinrecovery.net/my-son-is-using-again-should-i-confront-him/

When you are trying your best to work with a family member in recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD), it can be frightening and disappointing to discover they are using again. What to do?

One of our AlliesinRecovery.net members wrote in about her son having a recurrence of use, and she wonders whether she should confront him or not. She feels she can’t bear the emotional rollercoaster of her son’s recovery journey.

We weigh in with some reminders from the CRAFT approach about how to manage her own thoughts, feelings, and reactions. We suggest she stay the course and not confront him – at least not yet.

Visit our blog where families' concerns regarding their Loved One with Substance Use / Addiction are responded to by in-house experts: https://alliesinrecovery.net/blog/

11/11/2025

This story brings the basic steps of the CRAFT method into sharp focus with an account of their loved one’s progress. Behind-the-scenes work, patience, and a willingness to communicate in a new way paved the way for new possibilities. Their loved one is engaged and happy and has newfound purpose in his life.

Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) works: a loved one with SUD is more than twice as likely to enter treatment, and 3-4 times more likely to stay in treatment and recovery; 70% of families are able to engage a loved one into treatment, and 80-90% percent say their relationship with a loved one with SUD is greatly improved, and their own stress levels greatly reduced. You can also visit our homepage to read more Q&A blogs with real stories from our site members.

https://alliesinrecovery.net

11/10/2025

https://alliesinrecovery.net/recovery-success-stories/

This week we share some stories from our members at Allies in Recovery. Many have written in to our Q&A blog for help, and others sent us “kudos” and thank you letters. We think you’ll get insight and hope from reading success stories as told by REAL families using the CRAFT approach we teach at Allies.

Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) works: a loved one with SUD is more than twice as likely to enter treatment, and 3-4 times more likely to stay in treatment and recovery; 70% of families are able to engage a loved one into treatment, and 80-90% percent say their relationship with a loved one with SUD is greatly improved, and their own stress levels greatly reduced. You can also visit our homepage to read more Q&A blogs with real stories from our site members.

CRAFT FAMILY STORY #1: Learning how to and when to engage into treatment
This story brings the basic steps of the CRAFT method into sharp focus with an account of their loved one’s progress. Behind-the-scenes work, patience, and a willingness to communicate in a new way paved the way for new possibilities. Their loved one is engaged and happy and has newfound purpose in his life....(read this member's story and several others) HERE: https://alliesinrecovery.net/recovery-success-stories/

"I’m afraid to write this for fear of “jinxing” our situation, but this site helped spark monumental changes in my family, and we are all so thankful to Allies in Recovery. I have been seeking help for over a decade. My son simply could not function in the outside world with his pot addiction and binge drinking. I know people who function well on perpetual pot, but it had a huge effect on my adult son.

Here’s how our lives transpired when I found this website.....". Read the rest of this member's story and others' success stories of other Allies members who used our CRAFT method training to heal the situations with their Loved Ones struggling with Substance Use Disorder/ addiction, HERE: https://alliesinrecovery.net/recovery-success-stories/

Reminder: our member site is currently offline as we work on finding a new source of funding, but we have put up this website, open to the public, with a plethora of tools and resources, in the meantime: https://alliesinrecovery.net/

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10/24/2025

All our learning videos are currently available to the public for free on youtube: https://youtube.com/?si=Kwq7tX5ixhR0p-K-

In Module #4, you will vastly improve how you communicate with your Loved One. You’ll learn how to talk to them without their becoming defensive. You’ll learn key communication techniques that will get you to a “yes.”

Allies in Recovery: a proven approach to guiding your Loved One with addiction, Substance Use Disorder, mental health struggles, into treatment and recovery. https://alliesinrecovery.net/

Some words about use of drugs or alcohol are now understood to be stigmatizing. We have done some onscreen replacements to highlight the terms that are preferred. Some examples of stigmatizing terms and their replacement are listed below.

Addict —> person with Substance Use Disorder or Opioid Use Disorder
Alcoholic —> person with Alcohol Use Disorder
Clean —> testing negative on a drug screen; being abstinent from use; not drinking or taking drugs; in recovery
Sober —> not using; in recovery
Abuse —> misuse, harmful use
Enabling —> enabling is a term we no longer like to use. We are now using encouraging or discouraging use.

https://youtube.com/?si=Kwq7tX5ixhR0p-K-

09/19/2025

🙅‍♀️ 🛑 Listen on apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/coming-up-for-air-a-toolkit-to-help-with-your-loved/id1227530792?l=en-GB&i=1000725221815

Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2oqeVF9l5iUakhzlZOsSrj?si=3ca8d9208b344767

Are you a "YES person" or a "NO person?" According to Kayla, each of us has a tendency in one direction or the other. Find out what practice she recommends for "YES people" and why. But why is it so hard for so many of us to say "no" to people we love?

Bridget, one of our co-hosts, admits that in her relationship with her Loved One, she used to operate from a place of fear. "I thought if I said 'no', I'd never see him again."

Join us for a pertinent exploration of a laden subject. "YES" and "NO" often happen automatically for us, but what would start to shift for the better if we became more mindful of why we're answering that way? 🫷🏻🚦 🙅‍♀️ 🛑

The support group that Kayla facilitates is now offered on a sliding scale.

Wednesdays at 6:30pm ET

Email kaylacraftgroup@gmail.com to join or learn more

(Cost should not be a barrier— please reach out if you're interested)

In our FAMILIES Speak series, psychotherapist Kayla Solomon invites members from the support group she facilitates for Allies in Recovery to share their experiences navigating addiction in the family. These parents have faced similar struggles to so many others—but with Allies in Recovery, they’ve found a new way forward.

08/28/2025

Read Dominique's message to the community and get the full update here: https://alliesinrecovery.net/pause/

Visit our YouTube channel and watch our eLearning videos for free, here: https://www.youtube.com/

Thank you to all our members, and incredible team, for the journey thus far. We hope to be announcing our re-opening before too long!

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08/07/2025

“Humor is a release,” insists Kayla Solomon. If you can laugh, the perceived danger dissipates. Co-host Suzanne shares, “Even in the face of total darkness, we can laugh at the insanity. I think the line between humor and tragedy is very, very fine indeed.”

LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/coming-up-for-air-families-speak-to-families-about/id1227530792?l=en&i=1000719042583

In this lighthearted episode, our team offers deep thoughts about humor, including how to access it… as well as some unexpected tips such as co-host Elizabeth’s “viking horns” recommendation.

Find out which caveat Kayla warns about as you pursue your quest to bring more humor into your world.

Starting in August, the support group that Kayla Solomon facilitates (and that our podcast team is part of) will be offered on a sliding scale.

Wednesdays at 6:30pm ETEmail kaylacraftgroup@gmail.com to join or learn more
(Cost should not be a barrier— please reach out if you're interested)

LISTEN ON SPOTIFY: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/isacooney/episodes/FAMILIES-Speak-Raising-Our-Vibration-with-Humor-e3617pi

LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/coming-up-for-air-families-speak-to-families-about/id1227530792?l=en&i=1000719042583

In our FAMILIES Speak series, psychotherapist Kayla Solomon invites members from the support group she facilitates for Allies in Recovery to share their experiences navigating addiction in the family. These parents have faced similar struggles to so many others—but with Allies in Recovery, they’ve found a new way forward.

photo courtesy of prince-akachi via unsplash

07/09/2025

Join Kayla from Allies and Other Parents Like Me this Thursday, July 10th for a free talk!

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