If we can trust just a bit, if not yet in each other, in the greater providence of good and walk forward with only the barest faith, we will find what we could not see before.
–It Takes a Family
Let’s Get Started with Love First Family Lab®
Family Access
with Prepaid Key
For families who already received a key or code — enter it here to get started (no payment needed).
Family Access
(No Prepaid Key)
For one family group (up to 10 members) — purchase now and invite your loved ones to join.
Family Partner Organization
For organizations purchasing multiple access for individual families — including treatment centers, churches, courts, and community groups.
Two things to do first
Watch and Enroll
Introduction to Love First Family Lab
Watch this short video before you get started. You'll get a good overall picture of what we'll be doing together.
Love First Family Lab: Start Here
It's super simple to get started. We want to begin at the same time our loved one is beginning treatment, so enroll now.
Something simple every day
Love First Family Lab is designed for even the busiest schedules. We learn just a little bit every day. We’ll be amazed at what a difference it makes for the entire family.
- Family Recovery Lab is practical.
- It creates a meaningful space for us all.
- We focus on the positives that build recovery.
- We build trust and belonging.
- We reclaim what addiction has taken away.
So, what will we be doing?
Three simple steps each day that we’ll be doing together while our loved ones are in treatment.
The first thing we will do
The more loved ones who join (up to 10 included), the stronger your team.
Parents, siblings, spouses, age-ready children, best friends, close cousins—everyone
plays a role.
The Family Lab experience is enlightening, easy, and even enjoyable—every single day
(we promise).
The second thing we will do
Yes, there’s a book—but don’t worry. We only read a couple of minutes a day. You can borrow it from the library, buy it used, or pick up a copy from your favorite bookseller. Prefer to listen? There is an Audible version. It’s a surprisingly friendly read—even pleasurable (everyone says so). Want to track it down now? Look for It Takes a Family, 2nd Edition, from Hazelden Publishing.
The third thing we will do
Design Your Daily Family Lab Routine
Behavior design is a powerful driver of success. Choose when your 15 minutes (give or
take) will happen each day. Will it be with your morning coffee, during lunch, right after
school drop-off, or winding down after dinner? Pick something that triggers you daily,
essentially saying: "Hey, it's now time for Family Lab!" By doing so, you will have no
problem being a real champ.
Changing Everything
Family Recovery Lab
Family Recovery Lab is a way of navigating through addiction and recovery using the elements we know work. It’s about connectivity, not isolation. It goes beyond patient-centered to family-centered recovery. By working together, we create a different story and unshackle ourselves from the power of addiction.
What Families Have to Say
