Podcast appearances and mentions of debra jay

Jeff and Debra Jay are the co-authors of Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention. Now in its third edition, their book has helped thousands of families find new lives in recovery. The series addresses how families can be empowered to help a loved one still in denial, how to prepare properly for an intervention, and how the intervention can best be assured to succeed. In this episode Father Bill and Jeff discuss what happens on the day of an intervention along with some suggestions for special cases. If you've ever been told “you can't help an alcoholic or addict until they ask for help” you won't want to miss this series.Show Notes: Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention (The book) by Jeff and Debra JayLove First website: (Helpful material to learn more about addiction, intervention, and family recovery)https://lovefirst.net/structured-family-recovery/#top The Hijacked Brain by Dr. Henrietta Barnes, MD

Jeff and Debra Jay are the co-authors of Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention. Now in its third edition, their book has helped thousands of families find new lives in recovery. The series addresses how families can be empowered to help a loved one still in denial, how to prepare properly for an intervention, and how the intervention can best be assured to succeed. In this episode Father Bill and Jeff continue their discussion of laying the foundations for a successful intervention. If you've ever been told “you can't help an alcoholic or addict until they ask for help” you won't want to miss this series.Show Notes: Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention (The book) by Jeff and Debra Jay     Love First website:(Helpful material to learn more about addiction, intervention, and family recovery)https://lovefirst.net/structured-family-recovery/#top

Jeff and Debra Jay are the co-authors of Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention. Now in its third edition, their book has helped thousands find their way to new lives in recovery. The series addresses how families can be empowered to help a loved one still in denial, how to prepare properly for an intervention, and how the intervention can best be assured to succeed. In this episode Father Bill and Jeff explore laying the foundations for a successful intervention. If you've ever been told “you can't help an alcoholic or addict until they ask for help” you won't want to miss this series.Show notes:Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention (The book) by Jeff and Debra JayLove First website: (Helpful material to learn more about addiction, intervention, and family recovery)https://lovefirst.net/structured-family-recovery/#top

Jeff and Debra Jay are the co-authors of Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention. The book is now in its third edition and has helped thousands find their way to new lives in recovery. Recognized national leaders in the field of intervention, the authors lay bare some of the myths that continue to keep so many alcoholics and addicts trapped in their illness. The series will address how families can be empowered to help a loved one still in denial, how to prepare properly for an intervention, and how the intervention can best be assured to succeed. In this episode Father Bill interviews Jeff who shares the story of his own recovery, his work in the addiction treatment field and how he found and fostered his passion for intervention work.  If you've ever been told “you can't help and alcoholic until he wants help” you won't want to miss this series.Show Notes: Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention by Jeff and Debra JayLove First Website: https://lovefirst.net/structured-family-recovery/#top

In this podcast, we ask the question... Do I call an intervention, and how do I do that?There are two main types of interventions, the professional type, and the do-it-yourself type. Both can succeed or both can fail.Starting with the professional intervention. We may have seen the Reality TV version of the professional intervention which is a compressed version of the real thing. There always seems to be a happy ending, which is not the case in our experience.The process between the two types is essentially the same. The critical aspect is: "Do we think our loved one addict/alcoholic is ready to accept help if we force that option on him"? The family must be determined and ready itself to take the risk associated with an unexpected confrontation.The entire process can succeed or fail depending on the state of readiness of family members. We advise that, professionally led intervention or not, each family member read and discuss the landmark book on intervention, Love First by Jeff and Debra Jay.The family must agree to some ground rules: be there to offer love and not blame, offer treatment which has been arranged for in advance, and be prepared to state consequences should the addict refuse help. These may include stopping financial support and asking the addict to find another place to live.It is said that the fact that the family loves him is the one thing the addict cannot deny, for he tends to deny reality in countless other ways. Hence, Love First.

In this podcast, we ask the question... When is the right time to encourage the addict to seek help?It seems that there is never a good time for those who love an addict or alcoholic (who is clearly out of control) to intervene, as the addict will always find a way to evade the truth.One of his favourite dodges is to verbally attack the responsible family member - usually a mum - and have her defend her position while the addict makes his getaway.The alcoholic/addict thinks differently than you and me. You may believe that his drug abuse is the problem, and it truly is, but he believes otherwise. He believes you are the problem because you are in the way of his getting high.We believe that your loved one should be approached not when he is high or drunk, but when he is reasonably sober and at a low ebb. He should be approached gently and asked whether this is a good time to get help.There is also the option of a more formal intervention. A great guide to reference is the book on an intervention called Love First by Jeff and Debra Jay.But, be ready to have him go to a treatment centre or see a counsellor who may be standing by. If the treatment centre requires a flight, make sure his passport is in order and flight and treatment arrangements are made in advance.The important thing to remember is that addiction is a disorder that you did not cause, and that there is always hope.

I continue my Journey with YOU by offering this wonderful interview. Dr. Marcy Willard is Founder & CEO of Cadey. Dr. Willard is a tech entrepreneur, licensed psychologist, nationally certified school psychologist, and published author. Dr. Willard, or Marcy, is one of my fellow Moms who has offered me insight and gentle guidance. Lots of show notes, so short introduction. Enjoy!1:00 - How Marcy entered this Journey2:05 - Addiction is not biased 3:05 - Understanding the intense pain when you're a "Good Parent"4:30 - The Myth of Rehab being a 'Short term fix',  how Rehab is NOT Recovery and Marcy's Article on 'Drug Addition and Teens'5:15 - Honestly, Recovery does not have an end...and that is okay5:40 - Genetics, and how it is not just from the Parents7:10 - Family Patterns and Marcy's article on 'Common Family Problems'8:25 - Self Medication at the Adolescent level8:55 - The Treatment Center viewed as the Training Camp / Boot Camp10:00 - Surrendering to being "Okay"  10:50 - Building Community to support Post Treatment Center Recovery11:15 - The Key to Recovery "was within me"11:30 - Michael Singer, 'Everything will be okay when you're okay with everything', Living from a Place of Surrender 12:30 - The strength and power in choosing how to react, Victor Frankel's Man's Search for Meaning and Edith Eger's The Choice 13:30 - Choosing not to attend the party we are invited to 14:30 - Expectations: STOP bringing your Expectation Guy!  15:30 - Measuring the Gain, not the Gap and referencing Dr. Ben Hardy's book The Gap and the Gain16:45 - Honoring the Addict17:30 - Marcy's article, Addict has Entered the Room19:00 - Seeing the Addict in front of you and how that can be a part of your own Recovery Journey20:00 - Debra Jay on the Master Manipulator, don't underestimate the power of addiction as it is the undoing of many Families, Debra Jay's website, lovefirst.net22:00 - Engaging professionals as SOON as you can as that's when the Magic starts to happen as the addict shrinks and your Child starts to grow 23:45 - Five stages of Grieving24:15 - Marcy connects losing a brother to addiction and how that impacted the Journey with her child28:00 - Supporting your Child in developing their Self, including boundaries29:00 - Don't personalize, your Child's Addiction is not about YOU31:45 - Even in the toughest of circumstances, try to listen and SEE your child32:45 - Marcy's Courses (click here)Thank you for listening and please visit www.siblinghoodofrecovery.com for free resources, links to organizations, groups and individuals who can offer help in the Journey of Recovery towards healing from substance use disorders. If you like this Podcast, please leave a rating on wherever you're listening. It will help to get the word out. If there is one message I can leave you with, the best you can offer your loved one battling addiction is love and a healthier you. Walk gently, my friend.

It's a familiar, but true, saying: recovery is about breaking cycles. Jeff and Debra Jay know this better than most. Together, they've been doing pioneering work in the areas of family recovery and intervention for decades. Their book, Love First is the essential work on the family recovery dynamic. It's now in its third printing and it's a powerful roadmap for harnessing the power of family and friends to help a loved one accept treatment.Debra's book, It Takes a Family, is a ground-breaking introduction to Structured Family Recovery®. In it, she demonstrates the interconnectedness of addiction inside a family structure, and provides mountains of good news and hope - both for the person who is suffering - and the people around them. Jeff and Debra Jay also happen to be married - and they've made the family health and recovery their life's work. This is one of those episodes that NEEDS to be shared with the people you know who are at their wits end. Jeff and Debra are the real deal and we're so glad to welcome them to Tell Me Something True. Resources:Love First - Jeff & Debra Jay's siteStructured Family RecoveryBooks by Jeff & Debra Jay (with several free samples to download and share)If you care about these kinds of conversations, we hope you'll become a TMST Plus member.  Episode link: Spotify playlist for this episode: Here's the transcript: Tell Me Something True is a 100% independent podcast. There are no corporations or advertisers backing this community. We are 100% funded by the TMST community. Become a TMST member today so you can hear the uncut interviews, attend private events with Laura and help keep TMST ad-free.Support TMST and keep it ad-free: https://tmst.supercast.com/

In this podcast, we take a deeper dive into the brain of the alcoholic and addict and review the importance of recovering one's spirituality as well.We learn that:Science has identified certain regions of the brain that account for dysfunctional, alcoholic thinking, even when the addict or alcoholic is not using or drinking.In addition, this aspect of brain chemistry is closely aligned with short-term gratification, heedless to consequences, characteristic of alcoholics and addicts.Even a rational expert like Debra Jay understands that one's spiritual life becomes degraded when addiction enters one's life.Restoration of one's spirituality should be the major goal to recovering one's soul and one's life. That is the main goal of 12-step programs after the alcohol and drugs are put away for good.

My guest is Walter Wolf, which is the pen name of a 30-year veteran of the movie and television industry who produced studio and independent films and television. That all changed in 2010, with one 3 A.M. call that a family member was in crisis due to addiction. Like millions of others throughout the nation, Wolf had no idea what to do, but he knew who would ––– a lifelong friend with unequaled contacts in the treatment world. Within 24 hours, Wolf's loved one was at one of the top rehabs in the nation. It wasn't long before Wolf began receiving calls from frantic families who, once like himself, didn't know anything about treatment but had no one to call who did. Distressed by the multitude of the uninitiated families who are too often preyed upon by grifters and imposters, Wolf naturally was drawn into being an Interventionist and treatment placement specialist for the past seven years. Over those years, there still was not a “how-to” playbook for families searching for the right treatment at the right facility. The Right Rehab is that playbook. Connect with my guest: You can connect with Walter Wolf by email at walter@therightrehab.com, by phone at 1-855-702-7474, or through his website at https://therightrehab.squarespace.com/contact-the-right-rehab. Resources mentioned in this episode: The Right Rehab by Walter Wolf https://therightrehab.squarespace.com/book-the-right-rehab Additional Information about Walter Wolf https://therightrehab.squarespace.com/ It Takes a Family by Debra Jay https://lovefirst.net/books-and-media/books-by-jeff-and-debra-jay/it-takes-a-family/ The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health by the US HHS https://addiction.surgeongeneral.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-generals-report.pdf Press The Right Rehab press page https://therightrehab.squarespace.com/news-media-the-right-rehab The Oklahoman book review https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/2021/11/07/the-right-rehab-right-guide-addiction-mental-illness-recovery/6217970001/ Share and subscribe: Share this podcast https://www.fullintegrationcoaching.com/liveyourpurpose For more ways to share and subscribe https://anchor.fm/liveyourpurpose Thank you! Connect with Charles: Learn more about my life coaching, public speaking, and retreat services https://www.fullintegrationcoaching.com Follow along with me on Facebook and Instagram @ fullintegrationcoaching

Jeff and Debra Jay almost need no introduction. Appearing on programs such as Dr. Oz, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and PBS, they have built a career sharing their knowledge on how to prevent or recover from a life of addiction. This episode, we get their expertise on recognizing the signs and creating space for a loved one to get help.

Structured Family Recovery® helps prevent relapse and brings families back together. Kathy Row, MA, LPC, is a certified SFR counselor. She shares inspiring stories of healing and hope, and tells how families once shattered by addiction found their way back to happiness. Kathy is a seasoned practitioner who has helped many families come back from the brink. She talks with Debra Jay, author of "It Takes a Family."

The family can recover together. Without a reliable system in place, though, the family will default to negativity, often digging up the past and reliving old memories. That's why expert interventionist Debra Jay co-created Structured Family Recovery, where family members all join the same team to uplift the positive and work toward shared recovery. In this episode, Debra Jay and host William C. Moyers explore the inner workings of the family recovery team and why it works so well.

In this rendition of The Way Out we have an exceedingly revealing and illuminating discussion with renowned specialists and Authors on Love First Intervention, Jeff and Debra Jay. Both Jeff and Debra are in long term recovery in their own right, Jeff from addiction and alcoholism and Debra from the codependency and family side of recovery. Jeff's owes his recovery and very life for that matter to a successful intervention, an experience that proved to be fateful indeed. Their experience in their own recovery journeys, combined with their subsequent professional experience in treating those with addiction and their families has culminated in a new model of addiction intervention that represents a true shift in what a traditional intervention looks like. A model that has been incredibly well laid in in the now Third Edition of their book Love First – A Family's Guide to Intervention. I lieu of the often anger, threat, and ultimatum centric affair that aims to shame or scare the suffering addict or alcoholic into a recovery program, the Love First approach focuses on the family first and builds family recovery teams who are united in a love centered approach, and to that end have already begun their own recovery process well before the intervention is conducted. When the anger and negative emotions are removed, the dynamic has been radically changed, often with much more desirable outcomes for the addict who is suffering and the families who love them. We discuss the myth of the rock bottom requirement, what not to do in an intervention, the transformative power of a Love First Intervention, and most importantly that meaningful, enduring, and rewarding recovery for those who are in the midst of addiction and the families who love them is achievable and absolutely worth the effort so listen up. Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention by Jeff and Debra Jay: https://lovefirst.net/books-and-media/books-by-jeff-and-debra-jay/love-first-book/ Contact Jeff and Debra and Get Resources: https://lovefirst.net/resources/ Copyright: (c) 2015-2021 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights Reserved Theme Music: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/) by Ketsa (https://ketsa.uk) licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-way-out-podcast/message

Addiction is an issue that touches so many families across America, and attempts to intervene often fall flat. So today, Jeff and Debra Jay bring their wisdom on the subject and explain why family is at the root of recovery. Through their own personal experience and professional expertise, they're empowering families to help their loved ones with structured family recovery. So whether you have a loved one who struggles with alcoholism or addiction, or know someone who's struggling, this episode is an important listen for all!Today on Super Woman Wellness:The powerful role that family has in addiction recoveryWhy the system has failed those struggling with addictionHow intervention can work effectively Why rock bottom isn't always the solutionGiving hope to addicts and their loved onesFollow Jeff and Debra:Check out the third edition of their new book: Love FirstThe companion book It Takes A FamilyLove First websiteGet Help, Give Help websiteThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

However you define "family," experts agree that we have the best chance of sustaining our recovery when the people we love most are involved in it - in a healthy way. In this excerpt from her book It Takes a Family: Creating Lasting Sobriety, Togetherness, and Happiness, Debra Jay offers guidance for those who love a person recovering from addiction.

Best-selling authors and interventionists Jeff and Debra Jay share their profound wisdom on the process of getting a loved one sober. They sit down with host William C. Moyers to discuss the new edition of their best-selling book, Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention, and share the essential lessons behind its prevailing theme—united against addiction, the family becomes a wonderful resource for lasting change.

In Love First: A Family's Guide to Intervention, Jeff and Debra Jay provide steps for harnessing the power of family and friends to create a better future with loved ones who have an addiction. In this excerpt, the authors apply insights from the science of hostage negotiation, highlighting the competing pulls of loss and gain that color every interaction with a person trapped in active addiction.

John Curtiss is CEO and co-founder of The Retreat, in Wayzata, MN. The Retreat is the most admired twelve step immersion program in the country. Jeff and Debra Jay talked with John about the history of The Retreat, their unique philosophy of care, and the way the program has grown. The story of The Retreat is inspirational, and has been replicated around the world. More than 400 people per month volunteer their time and talents at The Retreat, helping the “guests” to find their way into long term recovery. John Curtiss is one of the most widely-respected leaders in the field of addiction and recovery. 

What's the best way to get people into long-term recovery from addiction? How can treatment help a person transition into their local recovering community? Joe Nowinski, PhD, is the author of "If You Work It, It Works! The Science Behind Twelve Step Recovery." He shares insights from his work on Project MATCH, the largest study ever completed on addiction recovery. He shares a lifetime of experience as an author and educator who truly understands recovery. Learn more about Jeff Jay and Debra Jay at https://lovefirst.net 

Carver Brown has presented the "Back to Basics" approach to the 12 Steps to more than 7.000 people. He is passionate about recovery and he brings a message of hope and healing. Carver is an addiction specialist, a clinical interventionist and a Structured Family Recovery® counselor. He lives in Jackson, MS. Learn more about Jeff Jay and Debra Jay at https://lovefirst.net 

In this episode Zach is joined by Dr. Amy McKeever, PhD, RN, CRNP, and board-certified women’s health nurse practitioner. Dr. McKeever talks with Zach about the knowledge gap she saw with students when they were faced with navigating conversations related to opioid use in a clinical setting.This inspired her to develop, and subsequently teach, a curriculum to course titled “The Opioid Crisis in America”. Following Dr. McKeever, Zach is joined by Debra Jay, the founder of Structured Family Recovery® services and training, and former guest addiction expert on the Oprah Winfrey Show for 3 seasons. Debra joins Zach to talk about her most recent book: It Takes a Family: A Cooperative Approach to Lasting Sobriety, and the importance of family and community in achieving long-term sobriety.

In this episode, we are talking with interventionist and author Jeff Jay. Jeff Jay, CIP, is a renowned clinical interventionist and addiction specialist. He has been guiding families into recovery for over 30 years. His work has appeared on CNN, PBS, the Jane Pauley Show, Forbes Online, and in many professional journals. Jeff is the co-author (with Debra Jay) of the best-selling book Love First: A Family’s Guide to Intervention. His latest book is Navigating Grace, a solo voyage of survival and redemption. He is also the co-author of At Wit’s End: What You Need to Know When a Loved One Is Diagnosed with Addiction and Mental Illness, (with Jerry Boriskin Ph.D., Hazelden). He heads a national private practice that provides intervention and recovery mentoring services. In this episode, Jeff shares the journey of his own addiction, recovery, and how he became an interventionist. We are talking about the dynamics of what it means to bring love and concern to somebody in order to help and encourage them to get well.  Jeff also shares the importance of handling tough situations with love.   Show Notes: [00:41] We are excited to welcome interventionist and author Jeff Jay.  [01:22] Jeff is a clinical interventionist and works with families all over the country.  [01:43] Jeff got into this industry because of his own addiction and recovery as a young man. Jeff shares his story.   [03:09] After he had been sober for five years, he decided he wanted to do something different and he got his first full-time job as a counselor in a rehabilitation center.   [05:11] When they started Love First, intervention was not a household word and the methods were ill-formed.   [05:45] The more we understand addiction as a disease and not just somebody being bad, the more that the approach makes sense because it is all about dealing with people with a sense of dignity and respect.   [06:06] We really want to call people back to their authentic selves and reach for the heart.  [06:32]  Addiction is a very different disease because there is a lot of complexity to it.   [08:07] If we have to wait until they want help, what is going to make them want it? [08:34] If they refuse help, then we need to make sure we are not doing anything that makes it worse like lending money.   [10:30] There is a specific methodology that they have developed over the years that is more likely to break through to the authentic self of the addictive person and get them to the point of willingness.    [12:33] Families go on a trip to the bottom with the alcoholic too.   [12:46] We are not only calling the addictive person back to their authentic self, but we’re also bringing the family back to their own integrity and their own core beliefs.   [13:48] No one thinks they’re going to go on this journey.   [14:26] There are some situations where some separation may be necessary, but it is always done with love.  [15:21] The brain is hijacked by alcoholism.   [17:16] We all make mistakes and we can move on from here.   [18:05] Recovery is a team sport.  How are we going to get organized as a family?  [20:16] Jeff is a very technically minded person and built their website.  Links and Resources: Something More Podcast Origins Website Origins on Facebook Origins on Instagram Love First Navigating Grace

“Intervention to Durable Recovery: The Power of Family” was presented on April 16, 2019, by Debra Jay (with the first section of the audio presented by Jeff Jay in a previous presentation on November 21, 2017.) Addiction is often described as a “family condition” – but families have often been left out of the recovery equation. Involved, supportive families play a critical role in the recovery process, from initiation through long-term recovery, and families provide an important reservoir of influence and support towards making lasting sobriety a reality. Through extensive work in intervention and family recovery, Debra Jay and Jeff Jay have developed highly effective, detailed Intervention and Structured Family Recovery™ processes that unlock the secrets of lasting sobriety – techniques that help addicted physicians and pilots attain lasting recovery - and make them available to families. The intervention process starts with a concerned family and the Structured Family Recovery™ process ends with a family recovery team that maximizes the potential for a successful outcome for all involved. This presentation will describe how to do an intervention and how to build a recovery team that unites the person with addiction and his/her family in working towards the common goal of sustained recovery. The presentation will provide practical, helpful, hopeful information about intervention and family recovery that will both revolutionize recovery and bring recovery back to its roots. This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual education series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about substance use disorders, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series. ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: Debra Jay and Jeff Jay Debra and Jeff Jay are best-selling authors, speakers and clinicians. Their best-selling book "Love First: A Family’s Guide to Intervention" has helped thousands of families to help their loved one initiate recovery, and Debra’s new book “It Takes A Family” is helping families come together to form a recovery team that maximizes the potential for a successful outcome for all involved. Jeff's most recent book, “Navigating Grace," recounts a gripping journey through perilous ocean waters and through his own soul to finding hope and serenity. Jeff and Debra have a national private practice that provides clinical services and training, including Intervention and Structured Family Recovery. For more information please see their Love First web site: https://lovefirst.net/.

Jeff Jay and Debra Jay provide an introduction and overview of the Intervention Workshop. How can we come together as a family to help our addicted loved one get treatment? How can we avoid catastrophic consequences and raise the bottom to right now? Planning and preparation are critical. There is little chance for success without training, rehearsal, and a detailed plan. There are many details to consider.

Debra Jay takes you inside the addicted brain for an up-close look at the neurobiology of addiction. Addiction has been recognized as a disease since 1877, and it has been recognized as a disease by the American Medical Association since 1955. Addiction is not a learned behavior, or simply a way of medicating unpleasant feelings. People may use chemicals to change the way they feel, but when a person becomes an alcoholic or addict, the situation changes drastically.  A person suffering from addiction will experience repeated, serious negative consequences as a result of using chemicals, but will continue to use chemicals regardless. This seemingly irrational behavior in an otherwise rational person often frustrates and confuses friends and family (Why doesn't she learn?), but Debra Jay explains why the addicted brain is different.

Debra Jay describes the changes that happen inside the brains of family members and friends who are trying to deal with an active addict. How does unpredictable stress and unmanageability affect us? How does stress and fear affect the developing brains of children in the household? This podcasts gives us even more reasons to take action.

A guide to writing letters for an intervention, based on the book "Love First," by Jeff Jay and Debra Jay. Seven point process for writing intervention letters. Interventions should not be done off-handedly, with people making up what they want to say on the spot. Letters provide structure, and allow us to make sure that we have covered all the critical points. 

“Navigating Grace: The Power of Connection and Transformation” was presented on December 18, 2018, by Jeff Jay; best-selling author, speaker, clinician and educator. In this video Jeff Jay will share decades of personal and professional recovery experience in an unusual life-and-death story, based on his book, Navigating Grace.  He will describe the unlikely people who helped saved his life. Why do the concepts of service and altruism lie at the heart of Twelve Step Programs? This presentation will take your recovery to the next level.  This program is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a FREE, annual education series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about substance use disorders, recovery, family and related issues.  The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series. About the Presenter: Jeff Jay has been working with addicts and their families for more than 30 years. He is the author of the best-selling book “Love First: A Family’s Guide to Intervention” (with Debra Jay). His newest book is “Navigating Grace, a Solo Voyage of Survival and Redemption” (Hazelden).  Jeff is a clinical interventionist and counselor. His work has appeared on CNN, the Jane Pauley Show, PBS, Forbes Online and in professional journals. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, and a certified addictions professional. He has served on the boards of the Michigan Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, Dawn Farm, among others. He currently serves on the advisory board of Jefferson House, in Detroit, Michigan, and the editorial board of Human Development magazine. He heads a national private practice that provides intervention and recovery mentoring services. He is a former clinician with the Hazelden Foundation and Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center. Read more at https://lovefirst.net/

Intervention to Durable Recovery: The Power of Family was presented on November 21, 2017, by Debra Jay and Jeff Jay; best-selling authors, speakers, trainers and counselors. Addiction is often described as a “family condition” – but families have often been left out of the recovery equation. Involved, supportive families play a critical role in the recovery process, from initiation through long-term recovery, and families provide an important reservoir of influence and support towards making lasting sobriety a reality. Through extensive work in intervention and family recovery, Debra Jay and Jeff Jay have developed highly effective, detailed Intervention and Structured Family Recovery™ processes that unlock the secrets of lasting sobriety – techniques that help addicted physicians and pilots attain lasting recovery - and make them available to families. The intervention process starts with a concerned family and the Structured Family Recovery™ process ends with a family recovery team that maximizes the potential for a successful outcome for all involved. This presentation describes how to do an intervention and how to build a recovery team that unites the person with addiction and his/her family in working towards the common goal of sustained recovery, and provides practical, helpful, hopeful information about intervention and family recovery that will both revolutionize recovery and bring recovery back to its roots. This presentation is part of the Dawn Farm Education Series, a free, annual education series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues. The Education Series is organized by Dawn Farm, a non-profit community of programs providing a continuum of substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services. For information, please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/programs/education-series. About the presenters - Debra Jay and Jeff Jay: Debra and Jeff Jay are best-selling authors, speakers and clinicians. Their best-selling book "Love First: A Family’s Guide to Intervention" has helped thousands of families to help their loved one initiate recovery, and Debra’s new book “It Takes A Family” is helping families come together to form a recovery team that maximizes the potential for a successful outcome for all involved. Jeff's recent book, “Navigating Grace," recounts a gripping journey through perilous ocean waters and through his own soul to finding hope and serenity. Jeff and Debra have a national private practice that provides clinical services and training, including Intervention and Structured Family Recovery.

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview author Debra Jay. She will discuss her book,  IT TAKES A FAMILY: A Cooperative Approach to Lasting Sobriety Nationally recognized addiction counselor and interventionist Debra Jay is taking a bold step with a new approach to helping families in recovery. In her new book,  IT TAKES A FAMILY: A Cooperative Approach to Lasting Sobriety  (Hazelden Publishing; December 2014; $15.95), Jay introduces Structured Family Recovery, a specific process and framework with the power to keep addicts sober and families on track in their recovery for the long haul. Structured Family Recovery outlines how each member of the household participates in the addict's recovery beyond treatment. Many people talk in vague and general terms about how family members can help, detach with love, and be supportive, but in her new book, Ms.Jay provides a clear path that will help the entire household reduce anxiety and trepidation when faced with addiction, as well a give a structured guide to help achieve long-term recovery for the entire family.   In  IT TAKES A FAMILY, Jay explains the effect that recovery has on the family, the price that families pay in terms of stress, and the difference between enabling addiction and enabling recovery. This revolutionary approach is broken into four separate yet equally important parts, and each section includes resources for family members:                

IT TAKES A FAMILY A Cooperative Approach to Lasting Sobriety By Debra Jay Nationally recognized addiction counselor and interventionist Debra Jay is taking a bold step with a new approach to helping families in recovery. In her new book, IT TAKES A FAMILY: A Cooperative Approach to Lasting Sobriety, Jay introduces Structured Family Recovery, a specific process and framework with the power to keep addicts sober and families on track in their recovery for the long haul.