November 16, 2019
One of the overwhelming ailments in our world is anxiety in its many variants. Below are a few powerful facts about how anxiety affects the lives of many of the people we love: Anxiety disorders are the most common mental Read more…
November 8, 2019
I have many special memories of my daughter Lauren. We were fortunate to do lots of things together as a family. We also made it a point to spend time with each of our kids separately. One that holds a Read more…
November 1, 2019
Last weekend I attended a training for clinicians in an approach called “The invitation to Change Approach” click the link to visit an interesting page about the approach for the families and friends of addicted loved ones. It was an Read more…
October 25, 2019
Friends and Family make a difference. This is not an idle statement or empty promise, they are words filled with power to help people we love. Like many things in life, in the field of mental health and addiction, change Read more…
October 18, 2019
This weeks featured image is called “Ripples”. It is a self-portrait by artist Brooke Shaden. On her Instagram post about the image she extols the potential of everyone: every artist, every creative, every person to leave ripples on in the Read more…
October 11, 2019
The other day I happened to be in a school working with young people of a wide range of ages, from K all the way to grade 11. One of the things that kept catching my attention was seeing young Read more…
September 13, 2019
This week I had the privilege to be on a cruise. It has been an enjoyable and relaxing time. It has also been a week where I seem to be thinking of my daughter quite a bit. The boat correctly Read more…
September 6, 2019
I live in a small, rural community of just about 10,000 people. In 2016 our town hit the radar in the ongoing Opioid Crisis in America. Oxford, CT became the number 1 per capita death by overdose town in Connecticut Read more…
August 23, 2019
It happened again. I stood at the front of a strange room designed to be comforting but never quite hitting the mark. For some reason these rooms always feel old and out of style. People are huddled in tiny pockets Read more…
August 16, 2019
“What If” is a question that gets asked a lot in life, even more so when a loved one is lost unexpectedly. What if Lauren had never made the choice to try heroin, or any drug for that matter? What Read more…
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