FOCUSING ON THE PRESENT
A friend wrote to me, This week, we laid a family friend to rest. It was a sudden and unexpected passing.…
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RECOVERY: WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE?
A mom wrote to me: My son told me that his many years of rehab, talking with friends and family,…
LET’S PREPARE OUR HEARTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Tara Brach, one of my favorite Buddhist practitioners, recently wrote, ‘While the holidays can be times of loving celebration, they…
ADDICTION TAKES PRISONERS
A mother wrote to me: My son walked out of his fourth rehab, and in November of last year my husband…
TODAY LET’S LIGHT UP THE SKY WITH GRATITUDE
The Great Sufi Master, Hafiz, wrote: THE SUN NEVER SAYS Even After All this time The sun never says to…
BOUNDARIES: ARE THEY IMPORTANT?
A mother wrote to me: Today I am struggling with Staying Close as I fear my son’s addiction is taking hold…
PROTECTING THE INNOCENT ONES
A mother wrote to me: My husband and I have tried everything, even letting our son stay in jail. I don’t…
HOW INVOLVED SHOULD WE BE IN OUR CHILD’S RECOVERY?
A dad told me: When I visited my son at his halfway house, I asked him, “If you feel yourself slipping…
BOMBARD THE HEAVENS
A mother wrote to me: I wonder how many prayers we have lifted up as parents of addicted children? And how…
FINDING OUR VOICES
Our beloved Dr. MacAfee, my son’s addiction therapist, told me: Silencing your feelings, your most potent inner instincts, will leave…