July 24, 2020
“The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety. It’s connection. It’s all I can offer. It’s all that will help him in the end. If you are alone, you cannot escape addiction. If you are loved, you have a chance. For a Read more…
July 10, 2020
This past weekend I heard three heartbreaking stories of three people I do not know. Two of them reached notable accomplishments in the world of social media on a platform called “twitch”. Twitch is a social media platform that gained Read more…
July 3, 2020
This weekend marks several important events in my life and in the country in which I live, the United States of America. Tomorrow marks our Day of Independence, a very important day in the history of our country. John Adams Read more…
June 12, 2020
This week I had three conversations with families who are facing the struggle of someone caught up in or heading toward addiction. The stories in some ways are similar, but they’re not, they are not because they are stories of Read more…
June 5, 2020
At the end of today’s post I list several books on addiction and mental health. Some of these books have titles that speak deeply into what drives addiction and what it feels like. One of the most meaningful concepts emerging Read more…
May 15, 2020
The other day I received one of those notifications on FaceBook that remind us of posts we made in the past. They were about Lauren 6 years ago. I remember that day, we laughed quite a bit over these images. Read more…
May 1, 2020
The other day I learned of a family whose lives have been ravaged by the coronavirus. The husband works in an environment that is high risk and contracted the virus despite proper safety protocol. Clearly, without his knowledge he brought Read more…
April 3, 2020
Crisis, that’s a word that we quickly become familiar with when someone we love is trapped in addiction or living with a mental health issue. There is always crisis. Sometimes they may seem insignificant to us but to our loved Read more…
March 20, 2020
The other day I glanced at the picture of my daughter to the right. I was reminded of how her loss still makes absolutely no sense to me. It was pointless and did not have to happen …. But it Read more…
February 18, 2020
For the past three weeks we have looked at three categories one of which every person falls into relating to addiction. Those three categories are: Addiction isn’t an issue for me so how can I support those I love and Read more…
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