TALK LESS, PRAY MORE
Ten years ago, I wrote a blog entry with the same title…and here I am again, reminding myself that I…
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NO MOTHER EXPECTS TO FACE THE CHAOS OF ADDICTION
A mom wrote to me: With addiction, no mother dreams that she would ever have to do the things she…
RAYS OF RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF ADDICTION
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross wrote: People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the…
WHEN DEALING WITH ADDICTION, EXHAUSTION INTERFERES WITH CLARITY
A mom wrote to me: With addiction, love never dies, but exhaustion can interfere with clarity and decisions. Big picture thinking…
ADDICTION CAN MAKE US STRONGER
My son and I had a conversation about how families survive trauma, particularly with addiction: The dynamics around addiction are complicated…
WILL SURGERY CURE DRUG ADDICTION?
The Washington Post reports that the surgical intervention, deep brain stimulation (already approved to treat epilepsy and Parkinson’s), has been…
“I DON’T WANT TO BREATHE MY FEAR INTO YOU”
I talked with a friend, whose son is suffering from substance abuse, and I was moved by her words to her…
THOSE WHO HAVE WALKED-THE-WALK MAKE A DIFFERENCE
A mom wrote to me: My son is miraculously almost a month sober thanks to some guardian angels in AA, who…
WALKING ‘WITH’ OR WALKING ‘FOR’
A friend wrote to me: The hardest thing of all for me is to see that we, families and friends,…
LOVING WITHOUT RESCUING
A friend wrote to me: I think no one but an addict’s mother, family, and loved ones will ever truly…