All of this emphasis on the positive impacts of her week usually reframes the experience. Melissa usually ends up feeling proud and knowledgeable about her clean time. Women around the table usually add in their own experiences and compliments and it is a positive experience for everyone to share. The trick is to ask genuine questions that allow an individual to explore her own success. We know tons about our failures, but very little about our successes.
We have included an explanation of harm reduction taken from the Harm Reduction Coalition (www.harmreduction.org/aboutHRC/aboutindex.html).