When your sibling struggles with substance use, it's hard to know where you fit, what to do, or how to take care of yourself.

We give you the tools, stories, and community to find your way through, without giving up on your sibling.

Your sibling’s addiction impacts you, too

✓ Personal stories

✓ Expert perspectives

✓ Substance use resources

✓ Mental health resources

✓ Sibling experiences

✓ Personal stories ✓ Expert perspectives ✓ Substance use resources ✓ Mental health resources ✓ Sibling experiences

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My brother is one year sober: What sibling addiction recovery actually looks like (with Justin Dajer)

“Do they deserve my love?" 5 mindset shifts for loving through addiction (with Joseph Green)

Why am I still waiting for the other shoe to drop? Anxiety after a sibling gets sober (with Shahem Mclaurin)

Grieving the mother I never had: Alcohol, abuse, and recovery (with Marci Hopkins)

“Is MAT swapping one drug for another?”

Top 5 questions I get asked about my brother’s addiction & recovery

Is rehab and “tough love” the best way to help them through addiction? (with Joanna Rudnick)

The glass child: Learning to live for you (with Alicia Meneses Maples)

The cyclebreaker: Breaking out of the dysfunction (with Kate Nichols)

The parentified child: Why they’re often the eldest daughter (with Whitney Goodman)

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SIBLING-FOCUSED SUPPORT & CURATED FAMILY RESOURCES

Being supportive and hopeful for a loved one during their substance use while balancing self-care is hard.

We equip families during the journey with stories and perspectives to deepen understanding of the disease, foster connection, and guide towards new tools, strategies and skills to help navigate it all—because there is no one size fits all approach.

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An empathetic and informative podcast with a monthly dose of hope, and real-life stories to help you navigate this challenging journey.

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Dive into curated resources on substance use disorder, how to improve communication, and discover how to empower yourself and your family on the path to well-being.

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We get how unique sibling relationships are. Connect with other siblings in our Facebook group where you can talk through your experiences, find support, and rebuild hope as you navigate your sibling’s substance use.

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"This podcast has taught me so much about my own family from default roles we play to how to set boundaries."

— Listener comment on the For Love of Recovery podcast
“I had two brothers that struggled with addiction. I was in chaos. I was constantly in fight or flight until I was able to see things from a different perspective.”

— John Varsam, Beyond Blame: Family dynamics 101
"This is the first time I've seen content on the parent-child relationship between siblings. I've had to spend so much time trying to work out how to be a sibling, and not a parent."

— Listener comment on “The parentified child: Why they’re often the eldest daughter” episode
"When a sibling is in crisis all the time, you don't have the space to be vulnerable."

— Shahem Mclaurin, “Why am I still waiting for the other shoe to drop?”
"I relate so much to the glass child experience. People get tired of my stories because they don't understand how loving someone with addiction — even from a distance — can affect you this deeply"

Listener comment on "The glass child: Learning to live for you” episode

FOR LOVE OF RECOVERY

ABOUT FLOR

Dominique Dajer started FLOR during her own experience supporting her younger brother through substance use — and realizing there weren’t many resources or communities for siblings. Through personal stories and real resources, FLOR is building a space where siblings don't have to figure this out alone.

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