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You've got to care for yourself in order to care for others

All too often, people who know and love someone with an addiction spend a ton of energy worrying and trying to help their loved one.  A lot of time, people approach me for treatment advice when they’ve done all they… Continue Reading →

In loving memory of her son

I’ve been reviewing the “55 best links” that I shared on Sunday.  There’s so much good material in them that I have been touched and inspired and re-motivated to kick Addiction’s ass. Today, I’m going to share a really touching… Continue Reading →

Creating Quality in our lives will eradicate Depression and Addiction

When someone struggles with Depression or with an addiction (or both), I’m willing to bet everything I have that his or her life has been reduced to a single point of consciousness.  That singular focus, either the atrophy of Depression… Continue Reading →

I write; therefore, I am

If you asked one hundred people who know me, I’m willing to place a large bet that you’ll get one hundred different answers.  I guess it’s that way: people know each other through some role or another through which they… Continue Reading →

7 ways to find parental recovery when your child is addicted

I downloaded a guide from a site that provides awesome information regarding things parents can do when their child is addicted.  I’ve included the guide at the bottom of this post because I do think that, while it’s short, provides… Continue Reading →

Anger is clay…

I’ve clawed and fought; swung and missed.  I wanted peace but destroyed it when I could.  I raged for freedom but my rage was heavier steel than any prison bars.  I wanted and raged, but I never really asked myself… Continue Reading →

We can rid our world of addiction's treachery

Generally, people don’t really make changes in their lives unless the road they’re on is too difficult to walk on anymore. Since there’s no way I can actually walk on someone else’s behalf, all I can do is help someone… Continue Reading →

A roadmap to Recovery…

I had an interesting conversation the other day during lunch that orbited around the idea that language is representative.  We talked about a table and how the word, “table,” represents something with which we’re commonly familiar, but isn’t the table… Continue Reading →

Why you should listen to me

Once, during a group session, a large man asked, “Why the hell should we listen to you?”  It was a fair question and I am compelled to share my response…. I stepped forward and took a deep breath.  I wanted… Continue Reading →

In Recovery, as in life, right now is all that really counts

For a writer, a blank page can be scary and daunting.  It’s almost as though the blank page taunts a writer with writer’s block like a two year old sticking out her tongue.  “Nanny, nanny, boo-boo,” the blank page seems… Continue Reading →

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