Why can’t they just STOP?

I just learned that on August 3, 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) formally announced that sport climbing would be a medal sport in the 2020 Summer Olympics. The inclusion was proposed by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Read more…

Moving to recover is an up-hill battle. It is slow, it takes time, it’s easier with someone by my side, and it can be done . . .

Later, weeping, I tried to understand what was happening to us as a family . . .

A question I get asked a lot is “Can I help my loved one overcome an addiction even if they do not want help?” It’s a valid question because this does happen a lot, or at least, seems to. The Read more…

Someone I love is addicted, now what?

When someone you love is overcoming an addiction there are lots of “Days You Never Expected!” Some of those are negative and sadly painful, others are highly welcome,  good things that because of the norm of chaos around addiction or Read more…

If you could freeze a moment in time what would it be?

This week I was reminded and deeply saddened by the struggles and pain many young people face today. Our children are being eaten alive by addiction, mental health, and fighting the difficulties of coping with life in a world that Read more…

The image below is a stairway in my house. It’s the stairway I came charging up to take the last few steps toward an altered world. The image that catapulted me into that world was my daughters lifeless body in Read more…