CRAFT Method for Families: Does It Work? A Real Parent Coaching Session

Episode 318 ABOUT THE EPISODE: When Marie's son was diagnosed with ADHD at eight, she did what devoted parents do. She learned everything and got to work. By the time weed entered the picture in his teens, she had already lined up CRAFT counselors, drug and alcohol specialists, an at-risk youth petition, even a street artist mentor. She is a school psychologist. She had the frameworks, the language. None of it stopped what was coming. What followed were years of watching him cycle through residential treatment, partial hospitalization, therapeutic boarding school, sober living, and inpatient care, all before nineteen. When he came home and relapsed within days, Marie and her husband made the call she'd been bracing for: he couldn't live with them anymore. And something unexpected happened inside her. Today, her son has a job. He calls. He showed up to his dad's birthday and ate cake with relatives he hadn't seen in years. Marie listens without lecturing. She is only now learning what it means to help herself. This is one of the most honest accounts I've heard of doing everything right and still feeling unsure. If you've done everything you can think of and you're still waiting, this one's for you. You’ll learn: The moment Marie felt a significant shift inside her after her son relapsed and had to leave home What “active waiting” looks like in practice, and how that doesn’t mean ‘letting go’ The specific kind of change talk Marie started hearing from her son, and what it signals about where he is in his process How Marie and her husband are thinking through the next housing crisis before it happens, including a practical tool for staying grounded when everything hits at once The shift from parenting mode to consulting mode, and what it looks like to give your child a voice in solutions without solving everything for them EPISODE RESOURCES: Clear30 App - helps people take a 30 day break from weed Jessica Lahey’s “The Gift of Failure” This podcast is part of a nonprofit called Hopestream CommunityGet our free, 4-video course, Hope Starts Here, and access to our Limited Membership hereLearn about The Stream, our private online community for momsFind us on Instagram hereWatch the podcast on YouTube hereDownload a free e-book, Worried Sick: A Compassionate Guide For Parents When Your Teen or Young Adult Child Misuses Drugs and AlcoholHopestream Community is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and an Amazon Associate. We may make a small commission if you purchase from our links.