A lesson learned this week: My involvement in my son’s recovery isn’t always productive or healthy for either one of us. Today’s conversation: Discovering how to stay detached and at peace. Blog Reference: Facilitating a healthy separation Check out this episode!
If you read last week’s blog, I shared my challenges adjusting to the new normal and struggling to embrace the presence of positive, effective change. It has been difficult for me to let go of past experiences and trust in the shifts I have been experiencing in this recovery season on the addiction journey. One […]
The narrative around my son’s addiction has changed significantly. Yet, I find myself struggling to trust what I am being told and what I am experiencing. Today’s conversation focuses on how to shift my energy away from fear, doubt and worry and embrace the possibilities of a different day dawning. Blog reference: Struggling to embrace […]
As I was leaving for my cross-country cycling trip, my son was in the process of entering a treatment program. After eight months clean, a minor relapse, and another round with an infection, he made a commitment, on his own, to enter a treatment program. While this was not the first time he would be […]
I have now been on the road with this Cycling for Recovery campaign over four weeks. At this point on the trip, the Cycling for Recovery van has traversed 5000 miles, I have cycled over 1000 miles. I have been in eleven states and have slept in twenty-two different rooms (thank goodness for multiple nights […]
