WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T LEARN TO SAY NO?
This week, I watched Gabor Maté’s movie, THE WISDOM OF TRAUMA. I also listened to one of the many conversations…
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WHY DO WE FORGIVE?
Years ago, a young man told a story that I will never forget: When I was a child, I was…
CAN WE FORCE SOBRIETY?
A young man in recovery told me, You can’t force sobriety on anybody. My mum tried everything. She gave me money,…
HOPE IS FRAGILE; FEAR IS POWERFUL
A mother wrote to me: I'm giving up on prayer. Recovery was going well, I thought. Making meetings, new job…
“MY MOM WRAPPED HER ARMS AROUND ME”
A young man in recovery wrote to me: My mom told me that reading the book STAY CLOSE was very difficult…
LISTENING IS HELPFUL; JUDGING IS NOT
A mom wrote to me: My dad just passed, and my mother was having some dear neighborhood friends at her home…
HOW DO I TRUST AGAIN?
A mom wrote to me, I wrote to you a few years ago about my son’s addiction. As every parent, we…
ADDICTION: IT’S NOT A MATTER OF WILLPOWER
A person in recovery told me, Many people out there try to get clean and can’t. I know, certainly in…
“I WISH OTHER PEOPLE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR LIVES ARE LIKE”
A mother wrote to me: My son was handsome, respectful, smart, athletic, and funny. Unfortunately, at fifteen, he made a bad choice…
FENTANYL TEST STRIPS: KEY TO SAVING LIVES
My son sent me this picture from a local coffee shop in Los Angeles. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 80 –…