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The Gray Mile. A Mom’s Journey.

The Gray Mile. A Mom’s Journey.

Oct 9, 2016 | Addiction, Changing Lives, Instilling Hope, Jail, Mom, Parental Love, Parenting, Saving Lives, The Gray Mile

I loved the movie The Green Mile. It wrenched my heart, but I still loved it. The same cannot be said for a recent experience that I will ever remember as The Gray Mile: a long, empty, silent, seems-like-it-goes-forever, gray-painted, gray-floored, gray-door-lined...
Who’s In Charge?

Who’s In Charge?

Jul 12, 2016 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Choice, Enablers, Mom, Parental Love, Parental Responsibility, Parenting, Patient Rights, Residential Treatment, Save A Life, Saving Lives, Treatment

Recently I helped a mother and son. The son was in need of addiction treatment. The mother was aware. This young man had OD’d several times and was literally at risk every single day of repeating that behavior, and possibly dying. When it came time to place him, after...
When Parents Reach Their Limit

When Parents Reach Their Limit

Jun 10, 2016 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Changing Lives, Dad, Family, Instilling Hope, Mom, Parental Love, Parenting, Treatment

One of the assumptions about parents is that they have unconditional, limitless love for their children. And in many cases, this is true. HOWEVER, when it comes to addiction, a parent can reach their limit. Does this seem fair? We are all human. Parents are often in...
Get Over Yourself

Get Over Yourself

Dec 23, 2015 | Addiction, Enablers, Expectations, Get Over Yourself, Parental Love, Parenting

As parents, we want the best for our children. And we expect the best of them. How many times when they were young did we think…”My kid will NEVER do that!”? Well, for many of us, our kids DID do that…and THAT involved substance abuse (drugs and alcohol), or an...
A Lifestyle That Pulls You Back

A Lifestyle That Pulls You Back

Jun 3, 2015 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Change, Courage, Family, Parenting, Temptation, Treatment, Triggers, Tug-O-War

From the outside looking in, alcoholism and drug addiction would seem to be lifestyles where one would be encouraged to leave, and not encouraged to stay. And yet, on a recent visit to a women’s center in a Southern California treatment center, I learned that our view...

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  • Event Planning Is For The Birds August 29, 2018
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  • Making Lemonade June 1, 2018
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  • Life After Active Addiction April 30, 2018

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Recent Blog Posts

  • Wanna ZOOM? November 19, 2020
  • Resilience is a Verb October 14, 2020
  • I Am Still Learning September 18, 2020
  • Fires, Floods, & Hurricanes = High Anxiety August 8, 2020
  • How Stupid Was I? July 6, 2020
  • Let’s Get Cookin’ June 20, 2020
  • What Just Happened? April 2, 2020
  • Why Your Guest in Recovery Might Feel Uncomfortable During the Holidays December 19, 2019
  • What You Might Not Know About Addiction October 19, 2019
  • Gracious & Grateful August 27, 2019

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