Coming Up for Air — A Toolkit to Help with Your Loved One's Recovery from Addiction & Mental Illness

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CLASSICS REVISITED: How to Ask Effective Questions

CLASSICS REVISITED: How to Ask Effective Questions11. Sept.24 Min.

<p>How do you ask questions that create space for your Loved One rather than hemming them in? </p><p>We may have brilliant ideas about what someone should do, and want to share. The skills we need, however, are openness and a willingness to hear the other person and provide space and opportunity for them to process. </p><p>Learn how to back away, avoid interrupting, and let your Loved One talk without offering your feedback.</p><p>In this episode, we explain why this approach works better.</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&#39;re interested)</em></p><p>Allies in Recovery&#39;s member site is currently &quot;on pause&quot;. <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><p></p>