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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 →

Effect of music on power, pain, and depression

I love reading formal studies.  Many add to the bodies of knowledge of subjects with which I’m concerned and interested.  One such study was one that sought to show whether or not music can increase feelings of power.  The study… Continue Reading →

Creativity allows participation in the joy of living

I know that there are people who may disagree with me that all human life is contains the capability to create. But to me, the reason they disagree is because they’ve spent too much time telling themselves and/or others that… 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 →

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 →

Psychological health is a product of our relationships

In order to understand people, i think it’s important to understand that no single person is EVER purely  a single individual.  To help explain what I mean,  I will co-opt the following, “The individual who is considered in psychological theory,… Continue Reading →

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