CLASSICS REVISITED: Unsolicited Advice: Helpful or Hurtful?

CLASSICS REVISITED: Unsolicited Advice: Helpful or Hurtful?

July 17, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 307

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of giving and receiving unsolicited advice in the context of addiction recovery and mental health support.

It's smart to avoid giving unsolicited advice. If you receive it, hold your ground, knowing that you're dedicated to upholding the CRAFT model. Consider telling the advice-giver to look into CRAFT to understand what you're doing. The support group that Kayla facilitates is now offered on a sliding scale. (Cost should not be a barrier—please reach out if you're interested) Allies in Recovery's member site is currently "on pause". ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

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