Please explain to me why we excuse the choice to use drugs by saying it is a disease? To me a disease is cancer. No one chooses to get cancer and then fight it. I love food. I think about eating lots of yummy things I shouldn’t because I am diabetic; but, I don’t. Does […]
Recently I experienced the joy of my little girl, now 30, giving birth to her first child, my first grandson. Babies are an incredible gift and truly a miracle of life. Upon arrival every parent is reminded of their child’s precious innocence. We are witness to a fragile, simple beginning where all our child seems […]
empowerment: the giving or delegation of power or authority; authorization enabling: “when helping your child is hurting you more than it is helping them…” Every parent wrestles with “what to do” when it comes to the behaviors of a child with an addiction. We want so much for them to embrace a recovery program and […]
“Any man can…decide what shall become of him – mentally and spiritually ~ Viktor E. Frankl I have been reading “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl. If you are not familiar with Frankl’s story, his memoir was written about his lessons and experiences in a World War II concentration camp. Regardless of all the […]
Even with a lifetime of experience behind her, this mom still struggled in managing her behaviors in response to her child’s addiction. Today’s guest is thirty-nine years clean and sober, she’s a professional therapist, a passionate follower of the 12 Steps and a firm believer in her faith. With that background it would seem that […]
