B.A.L.M. Family Recovery Program Sample Recordings

Families from all over the world participate in this safe, supportive, online, over the phone, affordable, & professionally facilitated recovery program.

Families can be their loved one’s BEST chance at recovery! 

Families learn what it takes to become a loved one’s best chance at getting and staying in recovery, including: the role of denial and enabling in the addictive system; the power of calm involvement; setting and sticking to boundaries; reacting vs. responding; when to get outside help. 

1. Lesson (lesson 4 of 12 lessons on the Daily BALM Recorded in 2013): How to Be Your Loved One’s BEST Chance at Recovery - A family member can either contribute to a loved one’s addiction or their recovery. You will learn about enabling their addiction vs. helping their recovery; how to stay out of denial; the importance of setting and sticking to boundaries; making conscious decisions about your own behavior; and when to get outside help.  With case histories, examples and guidelines, you will learn what it takes to become your loved one’s best chance at getting and staying sober!

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2. Audrey (March 2015) – a BALM wife has been working the BALM program intensively for almost a year and the change in her and her family has been palpable. Other BALMer’s also share their understanding of how this program is helping them.

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3. Guest Speaker Dr. John Kelly (Spring 2014) In this powerful call, Psychiatrist Dr. John Kelly of Harvard shares brings the research on addiction and recovery to the Daily BALM. His work and that of his colleagues all over the country provides scientific confirmation for the Be A Loving Mirror method, the importance of having a long term recovery plan in place, the importance of early intervention, and the importance of the family in a loved one’s recovery process. Dr. Kelly also discusses the research on the importance of mutual aid recovery peer support groups and provides statistics on the average amount of time it takes for an addict seek help and actually get and stay sober.

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