
← Coming Up for Air — A Toolkit to Help with Your Loved One's Recovery from Addiction & Mental Illness7 aug · 21 min
CLASSICS REVISITED: What is Radical Acceptance?
<p>Radical acceptance involves understanding that much of what happens is out of your control, and using strategies to calm, distract, and soothe yourself. The goal is to avoid catastrophizing -- envisioning and preparing for the worst outcomes. Radical acceptance means letting go of what you can't control, experiencing feelings and pain, but without increasing agitation, reactivity, and suffering.</p><p>The support group that Kayla facilitates is now offered on a sliding scale.</p><p><em>(Cost should not be a barrier—please reach out if you're interested)</em></p><p>Allies in Recovery's member site is currently "on pause". <a href="https://alliesinrecovery.net/pause/">Learn more here</a>. </p><p>During this time, we have taken our entire eLearning program out from behind the paywall—the entire library of learning videos is currently available on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@AlliesinrecoveryNet">youtube channel</a>.</p><p></p>