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Three Ways to Balance How We Can Help Our Addicted Loved One

Several weeks back I had the opportunity to speak with middle schoolers and high schoolers in an area school. It was one of the best events of this type I had ever been to. It was extremely well organized, and Read more…


A Perfect Opportunity

Evidence is showing more and more that family and important relationships can have a huge impact on our loved one’s addiction. This is something I wish we had understood more as we were trying to help our daughter overcome her Read more…


Help Your Loved One Break the Trap of Addiction

This week I had the chance to speak at a H.E.A.T. (Heroin Education Action Team) event here in Connecticut. H.E.A.T. is a program hosted at area schools through the United States Attorney’s Office to reduce the growing effect of the Read more…


Uphill

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…


You Have to Be Willing to Compete

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…


A New Perspective on an Old Problem

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…


Friends and Family

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…


Give Them Their Chance

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…


Sheltered From the Storm

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…


Stabilize

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…