The Rhythm of the BALM Family Recovery Specialist Program

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Orientation Video

BALM Overview

The BALM - How It Works and Why

Zoom Live Calls and Weekly Call Lists

Welcome to the balm comprehensive - Intro powerpoint_updated.pdf

Charts and Logs

Copy of 4 Ways to Get Started in the BALM One Year Program - Find the way that works for you - download this for later use

Copy of Fast Track to Family Recovery Workbook - Download and Print out this workbook

Copy of Fast Track to Family Recovery Workbook - Download and Print out this workbook (ms. word format)

Copy of 7 Steps Workbook

Why is this important?

Calendar of Cohort Gatherings - 2nd and 4th Thursday evening of the month - you can download times and dates for 2020 here

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Dec 10, 2019

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Jan 16 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Jan 30, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Feb 13, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Mar 12, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Mar 26, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Apr 23, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Apr 30, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - May 14, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Jun 11, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Jun 25, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Jul 9, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gathering - Jul 23, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gatherings - August 13, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gatherings - August 27, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gatherings - September 10, 2020

BALM Family Recovery Specialist Cohort Gatherings - Sep 24 2020

Introduction to and Summary of the 12 Principles

How Principle 1 and the 12 Principles Can Help You Blaze the Trail to Recovery in Your Home - Lisa Costa interviews Bev Buncher

The Origins of the BALM Program

Princple 1 Course Materials

The First 90 Days of Recovery

When A Loved One Triangulates During Treatment - interview with Eric Bricker

A Son Discusses His Recovery Journey and How His Mom Helped Him - an interview with Chris Costa

What are you contributing to - addiction or recovery? - discussion

A mom and son share their recovery journey and the impact of the BALM Program - interview with Teresa and James Bagnall

How to Help Your Loved One Have a Successful Treatment Experience

Principle 1 Quiz

Lesson 2 - How Change Happens

Princple 2 Course Materials

Motivational Interviewing – What it is!

Medication assisted treatment

Season of Joy and Stress-help for the holidays

Motivational Interviewing for people in Stages 1-3 of the stages of change

Change Happens in Stages

James and Janice Prochaska - Change Happens in Stages

Principle 2 - Daily BALM - Michael DeForbes - July 25 2018

Coaches Share on Stages of Change

Families Share on Stages of Change

Grief Recovery - How it works

Principle 2 Quiz

Lesson 3 - How to Let Go Without Giving Up or Giving In

Princple 3 Course Materials

Alex C. - Interview

27 Year Old Woman in Recovery Shares about Her Treatment Experience and How Her Parents Took Custody of Her Children in the Darkest Days of Her Addiction

Love is the Answer - Getting In Touch of That Part of Yourself that is Already Whole and Healthy

Mindfulness and the Family's Role

11 Minute Meditation on the Breath with Bev

How Grieving Can Affect Family Recovery Even When Your Loved One is Alive

Addictions Counselor/BALM Wife Shares How Principle Three Helped Her When Her Spouse Relapsed

Discussion on Ways to Help A BALM Family Member Decide: 'Should I Stay or Should I Go? '

Discussion on Principle Three

A Mom/BALM Coach Shares Her Story of How the BALM Has Transformed Her Relationship with Her Son

MAT to stem the tide of the opioid epidemic

Under the Iceberg - Letting Go When It Comes to Having a Loved One with a Substance Use Disorder

How the BALM's Transformative Process Came to Be and How It Works

A Presence Meditation and discussion on the 3rd principle

Principle 3 - for Family Members and for Persons in Recovery

Positive Psychology

Principle 3 Quiz

Lesson 4 - How to Be Your Loved Ones Best Chance at Recovery

Princple 4 Course Materials

Denial and Enabling

Recovery when there is a gambling addiction

How Families Can Be Their Best Chance - A Sober Living Program Director Shares His 27 Year Recovery and Professional Experience

A BALM Coach/Mom Tells Her Principle 4 Story

How to Be Your Loved One's Best Chance - from a Retired Treatment CEO in Longterm Recovery

How Reducing Your Trauma Triggers with the BALM and through other Modalities Can Help You Be Your Loved One's Best Chance

Sustaining Your BALM Practice Over the Years through the Ups and Downs of Your Loved One's Recovery - A BALM Mom Shares

All About Flooding - An Interview with Andra Medea - Author of Coflict Unravelled: Problem Solving at Home at Work

Principle 4 Quiz

Lesson 5 - How to Keep the Focus On Yourself and Off of Your Loved One

Princple 5 Course Materials

A Deeper Look at Self Care - for the Person Advanced in Their Recovery

Helping Yourself and Your Loved One to Heal Quickly - Peggy Huddleston, Author of Heal Faster from Surgery

Peggy Huddleston - Relaxation Meditation

The Importance of Self Care When You Have a Loved One with Opioid Addiction - A BALM Mom Shares

Helping Families Fully Understand the Importance of Facing the Life and Death Nature of a Loved One's Malady and Why and How to Help Them Let Go of Obsession as Part of Their Self Care Journey

Discussion of Self Care - Workbook Activities, Getting Below the Iceberg, Moving Forward in Your Own Recovery

SAM: Smart Approaches to Marijuana - discussion of the effects of marijuana use

Pointing to Your True North - The BALM Self Care Journey for a person in long term 12 Step Recovery.

The Real Difference Self Care Makes when sharing life with struggling loved ones - a BALM mom

Principle 5 Quiz

Lesson 6 - How to Be A Truly Loving Person

Princple 6 Course Materials

The Research on Addiction and the Family's Role - Interview with Dr. John Kelly, author, Addiction Recovery Management: Theory, Research and Practice

Love-based Parenting - Deborah Chellette MSW and Research shares the BALM through the research on the role of love in healing

DBT and Harm Reduction - Interview with Trauma Therapist Dr. James Campbell

Donald Blackwell, Author of Letters to Ashley, shares his journey as the dad of a daughter with an eating disorder

How the Loving Approach Works with All Relationships - A BALM Daughter shares how she applied what her relationship with her atypical son taught her to her relationship with her parents' struggling with Alcohol Use Disorder

Willing to Go to Any Length - A Person in Long Term Recovery Shares His Journey

Keeping Love the Main Thing

Dealing with a Loved One's Mental illness During the Third Act of Your Life

Discussion: Family Members Share How they Apply Principle 6 in Their Relationships at Home

BALM Mom Shares How the BALM Approach to Love Helped Her Reach Her Son and Improve Her Relationships with Both of Her Adult Children

The Origins of Principle 6 - an Interview with Bev Buncher, creator of the BALM Programs

The BALM Path to Learning to Love and Live in the Present when Living with an Opioid Addicted Loved One - whether they are in Recovery or not

The Evolution of the Seven Steps to Be A Loving Mirror - How Families Grow Into BALMing and Pitfalls Along the Way

Principle 6 Quiz

Lesson 7 - The How and Why of Setting Boundaries and Sticking to the Boundaries You Set

Princple 7 Course Materials

Clinical Advice on Boundary Setting with Young People

How to Help People in Early Recovery Set Boundaries

The Key to Family Recovery - Learning How to Set and Stick to Boundaries

Top 10 Survival Tips for Loving an Addict - interview with author Candace Plattor

The Role of Values in Boundary Setting - Interview with MSW and author Deborah Chelette Wilson

When Families Refuse to Set Boundaries, They Are Contributing to Their Loved One's Use Disorder

What It Takes to Set Strong Boundaries and Why It's Essential - BALM Mom Shares Her Experience with Boundary Setting

Discussion on the Principle Seven Section of the Fast Track Track Workbook

John Houton

Adrianne K.

A Mom and Son Share How His Mom's Boundary Setting Saved the Son's Life and Led Him to Become a BALM Coach

How Harm Reduction Can Save Lives - David Duffield Shares His Work Giving Out Needles to Those On the Streets

Principle 7 Quiz

Lesson 8 - Why Getting Support is So Important

Princple 8 Course Materials

SMART Recovery - Another way of getting support

Learn to Cope - A Support Group for Parents in Massachusetts

A Gambler Who Lost It All and Travels the Country Sharing His Story in Exchange for His Freedom

Getting Support for Sex Addiction

What Happens When Your Loved One Just Keeps Slipping? Working the BALM in the Middle of Chaos

A BALM Mom and Her Daughter Share their Recovery Journey

How Psychodrama Can Help Family Members Heal

Discussion The Power of Group Coaching

Colleen McManus

Mindful Compassion - An Interview with Author Julie Potiker

How Alanon and BALM Go Well Together - A BALM Mom and Coach Shares Her Story

A BALM Mom and Coach Shares Her Family's Story of Getting and Giving Support along with her son's recovery

Principle 8 Quiz

Lesson 9 - Explore andor Heal Your Relationship with Spirituality

Princple 9 Course Materials

The Importance of a Mindfulness Practice

The Enhancement of 36 Years of AA Recovery through Mindfulness and Spiritual Direction - A Rabbi's Story

Discussion on The 3 Relationships - Sacred, Self, & Others

Discussion on Relationship with Sacred/Spirituality

Growing Up as a Christian Scientist, Becoming Sober as a Teen and Finding BALM 30 years Later - A BALM Coach Shares His Spiritual Story

A BALM Coach Shares the Story of her 20 years in NA as a Christian and how the BALM Enhanced her Journey

Interview with Lisa Smith Author of Girl Walks out of a Bar - A Memoir

A BALM Coach Shares Her Spiritual Connection and How Artistic Expression Has Enhanced the Journey

A Christian BALM Coach Shares Her BALM Journey of Helping Her Daughter and Herself Find Recovery through the BALM

Darrell Fusaro

A Pastor Who is Also a BALM Coach and BALM Wife Shares Her Spiritual Journey

Jill Prevas - How the BALM has affected her Spiritual Journey

Two Way Prayer and Dialogue

A Young Person Recovering from a Heroin Use Disorder Shares Her Story and How Her Mom's Practice of the BALM Helped Her Find Recovery

Principle 9 Quiz

Lesson 10 - Heal Your Relationship with Yourself

Princple 10 Course Materials

How Direct Inquiry Can Help You Heal your Relationship with Yourself - interview with Scott Kiloby author of Natural Rest from Addiction

Health, Body Image, and Weight-loss

Amy Hughey - Interview

Jake Jansen - Interview

Discussion - Daily BALM - Principle 10

How Massage Can Enhance Family Recovery

How Financial Coaching Can Help Families and Loved Ones Devastated by Addiction

Stacey Karchner

Discussion

Beth Gross/Andrea Young

Beth Gross/Andrea Young

Denny Coates

Chris Prevas

JoAnne Richards

Tracy Ward

Michael Wilson - Interview

Mindfulness as a Path to Healing Your Relationship with Yourself

Principle 10 Quiz

Lesson 11 - Heal Your Relationhip with Others

Princple 11 Course Materials

Bev and Alan Buncher Talk About Their Marriage Through the Ups and Downs of Addiction

Forgiveness

Discussion with Bev on Healing Relationships with others - Forgiveness

A BALM Coach Shares how the BALM Helped Him Heal His Relationships with Others

A BALM Coach in longterm recovery shares how her relationships have evolved through her involvement with BALM

Discussion - Fast Track Workbook

Chris Prevas - Misery Index - part #2

A BALM Sister Discusses How Her Brother's Struggles Led her deeper into her own BALM Recovery

Recovery From Gambling Use Disorder for a BALM Loved One

After 18 years in NA, the BALM Helped this BALM Coach Heal Her Relationships with Others

Principle 11 Quiz

Lesson 12 - Be A Loving Mirror is the Journey and the Destination

Princple 12 Course Materials

Lisa Costa Interviews Beverly Buncher on the History & Method of the BALM.

A BALM Dad Shares How the BALM Helped Him Encourage His Daughter in Her Recovery and Brought the Family Together

A BALM Mom Shares How Her BALM Journey Helped Her Help Her Daughter Embrace Recovery from a Longstanding Heroin Addiction

A BALM Mom Led the Way to Family Recovery and shared her BALM Story

A BALM Mom/BALM Coach Discussed How BALM Education and Coaching Completely Transformed Her and Her Family's View of Recovery and Relationship with their Son

BALM Couple Used the Program to Enhance Their Own Relationship and Their Relationship with their Adult Son After Years of Struggle and Fear

Discussion - Support for the Holidays

Discussion - P.12 - Week 2 - Support for the Holidays

After Years of Listening to Free BALM Calls, This BALM Life Partner Joined the Community and Got a Coach and Became Her Loved One's Best Chance

A BALM Mom Shared Her Journey to Helping Her Son Face His Use Disorder

Principle 12 Quiz

All About the 7 Steps to Be A Loving Mirror

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Wrap Up

11 Minute Meditation on the Breath with Bev

7 Steps Workbook

12 Principles Facilitator Course