Interventions With Love

10/05/2026

“My son doesn't connect with AA. Does that mean he isn't serious about recovery?”

This is a question families ask more often than you might think.

Twelve-step recovery has transformed countless lives, and for many people, meetings, sponsorship, the steps, and that community become the foundation of lifelong recovery.

But recovery does not necessarily look exactly the same for everyone.

The better question may be: If this isn't the pathway, what is?

Is there community? Accountability? Honesty? Structure? Does your loved one have people to turn to when life gets difficult? Are they building relationships that support recovery? Are their actions increasingly consistent with the life they say they want?

“Multiple pathways” should never mean no pathway.

My latest blog looks at how families can remain open to an individualized recovery plan without lowering the bar for what meaningful recovery actually requires.

10/03/2026

Sometimes the crisis ends before the family feels safe again.

Your loved one is in treatment or recovery. The late-night calls have stopped. Things may actually be going well. And yet you are still checking your phone, reading into a change in their voice, or wondering whether it is really okay to leave town for the weekend.

Families can spend months or years learning to watch closely because there were very real reasons to watch closely. That does not simply disappear because someone enters treatment.

One of the quieter parts of family recovery is gathering enough new experiences to begin trusting that not everything requires an immediate response.

You go to dinner, and nothing happens while you are gone. Your loved one has a difficult day and turns to their therapist, sponsor, coach, or treatment team instead of you. You take the weekend trip. You sleep through the night.

Eventually, ordinary days begin to feel ordinary again.

My latest blog is about the lag between stabilization and the family's ability to actually feel safe, and why that is such an important part of family recovery.

10/02/2026

Great way to spend the day visiting amazing people doing amazing work.
Stay tuned for more from Skyterra Young Adult Program, and Skyterra Wellness Retreat.

09/26/2026

What a fun few days in Nashville! ❤️

Molly and I spent last week running all over the place visiting programs, spending time with clinicians who work with some of our families, and catching up with some really good people who do this work alongside us.

I love getting to tour programs in person. When we’re helping a family figure out where their loved one should go, I want to know more than what I can learn from a website. I want to know the people, walk through the program, ask questions, and really understand who they help best.

We also had some really good conversations about what we’re all seeing right now. The families coming to us have increasingly complicated needs, and it takes a lot of people working together and continuing to learn to do this well.

But somewhere in between all of that, we found ourselves riding around the Tennessee countryside in a Gator looking at horses. 😂 I can honestly say I never dreamed this would be part of my job.

So much fun doing this with Molly. We learned a lot, laughed a lot, met some wonderful people, and came home with even more resources for the families we work with.

Nashville, to be continued ❤️

09/18/2026

❤️ Feedback Friday ❤️

There is nothing more meaningful than hearing from a family after we’ve walked through one of the hardest moments of their lives together.

So proud of Molly and the way she showed up for this family with exactly what we hope every family experiences from us: compassion, steadiness, and a clear path forward.

And most importantly, their son has begun his own path toward recovery. ❤️

So grateful when families take the time to share their experience with us.

09/18/2026

Never stop learning. ❤️

Last week I attended the Beyond Addiction Advanced Complex Intervention Training in New York, and it was easily one of the best trainings I’ve been to. Two days of learning, being challenged, and digging into some of the most complex situations we encounter in intervention work.

And this picture is a special one.

Patti Pike is who I originally trained under as an interventionist, and I loved having the opportunity to learn from her again, this time alongside Andrew Dits and Dr. Yesenia Almaguer.

The longer I do this work, the more I realize how much there still is to learn.

Families trust us in some of the hardest moments of their lives. We owe it to them to keep learning, keep asking questions, and keep getting better at what we do.

Grateful for these three and for a couple of days that stretched my thinking. ❤️

09/17/2026

Nashville adventures with Molly. ❤️

We’ve spent the week running all through the city spending time with programs, meeting people, making connections and learning more about this recovery community. And we are having SO much fun doing it.

I couldn’t ask for a better person to be doing this with.

I’m so excited about what we’re building here.

09/15/2026

Last week, Molly and I attended Johnny’s Ambassadors’ Community Conversation here in Cincinnati with Laura Stack.

It was a powerful evening filled with difficult stories, honest conversations, and a lot of important education.

Laura founded Johnny’s Ambassadors after losing her 19-year-old son, Johnny, following his experience with high-potency THC, psychosis, and ultimately su***de. She has taken an unimaginable loss and turned it into a mission to help other families understand the risks associated with today’s high-potency THC products.

This is a conversation that matters deeply to us because we are seeing more families affected by Cannabis Use Disorder, Cannabis-Induced Psychosis, and serious mental health changes connected to THC use.

One of the things we hear far too often from parents is, “We just didn’t know.”

We were also really grateful to have our friends from PACE and ASAP there helping co-sponsor the event and support Laura’s work.

ASAP has been treating Cannabis-Induced Psychosis since long before many people understood what it was, and PACE provides longer-term treatment for young men, including young men whose mental health and lives have been significantly affected by cannabis.

Seeing these organizations come together around education and awareness was meaningful.

Thank you to Laura and Johnny’s Ambassadors for continuing to have these conversations and helping families understand that they are not alone.

The more we can talk openly about what families are experiencing, the more opportunity we have to educate people before they find themselves in the middle of a crisis.
PACE Recovery Center, LLC. ASAP Cincinnati Johnny's Ambassadors - Youth THC Prevention

09/08/2026

A quick note for our Living Alongside Recovery families: we will not be meeting tonight.

Molly and I will be attending Johnny’s Ambassadors’ Community Conversation with Laura Stack here in Cincinnati.

This is an issue that has become very close to the work we do. We are seeing more families navigating Cannabis Use Disorder, Cannabis-Induced Psychosis, and other serious mental health consequences associated with high-potency THC. Many of those families had no idea these risks existed until they were already facing them.

Laura has dedicated her work to helping families understand those risks, and tonight is an important opportunity to support that education here in our own community.

If you are local to Cincinnati, please consider joining us. The event is open to the community.

Tonight, 6:00–7:30 PM

Walden Ponds Community Nazarene
6590 Walden Ponds Circle
Fairfield Township, OH 45011
Learn more and register:
https://p2p.onecause.com/cincyCannabis

To our Tuesday night families, thank you for understanding the change this week. We’ll be back together next Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET.

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07/03/2026

Everyone talks about the holidays being hard for people in recovery.

But summer can be just as risky, and we do not talk about it nearly enough.

July and August often bring less structure, more travel, disrupted routines, alcohol-centered events, college students home, old friends, late nights, and the quiet belief that “one weekend won’t hurt.”

For families, summer can also bring a deep desire to let things feel normal again. After crisis, treatment, conflict, fear, or uncertainty, families want a break. They want the vacation to go well. They want the barbecue to feel easy. They want to trust that everything is okay.

That hope is understandable.

But recovery still needs structure, honesty, support, and attention.

In my latest blog, The Summer Relapse No One Talks About, I write about why summer can quietly increase relapse risk, how families can recognize early warning signs, and how to enjoy the season without abandoning recovery.

I also included a practical Summer Recovery Check-In that families can use before vacations, long weekends, parties, weddings, or visits home.

Recovery can absolutely include joy. It can include family time, travel, laughter, and new memories. But it also needs a plan.

Read the full blog here: https://www.interventionswithlove.com/blog/the-summer-relapse-no-one-talks-about-why-july-and-august-can-challenge-recovery

Summer relapse prevention matters. Learn why addiction relapse in summer can increase, why families let their guard down, and how to protect recovery.