The Healing and Hurting of HeartstopperHelping the 14 y/o in me feel heard, seen, and loved — while allowing them to hurt and cry.May 4, 20221May 4, 20221
A Slip Is Not Always a Fall: Rethinking RelapseThe myth that every slip in addiction recovery is a relapse must end.Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
Stop Saying Addiction Disease is “Invisible.” It’s Killing People.Addiction disease is just as visible as a heart attack. We need to open our eyes to actually look and listen.Feb 12, 2021Feb 12, 2021
How I’m Learning to Leave My Anxiety Fuel Tank on EmptyI can’t remember when I started feeling it exactly, but I don’t remember a time without it. Anxiety. That ever-present tightness in my…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
The 5 Why’s: How to Turn Resolutions into CommitmentsResolutions don’t work. It’s time to turn them into Commitments and more specifically, commitments to yourself.Dec 18, 2020Dec 18, 2020
I Can’t Hear You, My Addiction is Talking Too LoudlyWhat can we do to quiet the loud, obnoxious voice of addiction?Dec 17, 2020Dec 17, 2020
The Miracle Question in RecoveryUsing the Miracle Question to hone problems into solutions.Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
Substance Use Isn’t the Problem. Addiction is the Problem.Substance use is a symptom of addiction disease. And therein lies the actual focus of recovery support.Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020
Why We Need to Stop Using “Addiction Treatment”The focus is all wrong and it is hurting people.Nov 25, 2020Nov 25, 2020
Holiday Blues 2020Why COVID May Make the Holiday Blues Even Worse and Tips to HelpNov 13, 2020Nov 13, 2020