“So Many Pathways” To Recovery: A Sister’s Message After Losing Her Brother
A brave and loving look back, and a plea to others to think broadly about options for their Loved Ones. Jaclyn Brown lost her brother Marc to heroin i…
Member Topics: grief
She’s Left for Treatment. I’m Home Alone.
Have you experienced the emptiness and energetic let-down when a Loved One finally heads to treatment and you're home alone? Your raison d…
I Lost Another Child to SUD, I’m Too Sad to Move Forward
How do you remain objective when your heart is full of sorrow? Here, Laurie MacDougall provides direction to a member trying to help her son while gri…
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
I was never told about the sorrow/
How can you mend a broken heart? /
How can you stop the rain from falling down? /
Please help me mend my broken hea…
Oh, the Grief of Witnessing a Loved One’s Addiction
Member gptraveler finds that the experience of having an addicted Loved One brings up deep grief, similar to experiencing a death, and wonders whether…
Podcast #22—Disappointment & Grief: Finding a New Normal
In this episode of Coming Up for Air, Annie and Laurie cover the topic of grief and disappointment and elaborate on finding a new normal. Laurie cover…
How Can I Help Her through This Nightmare ?
Death from overdose is particularly difficult for the family. Isolation is great, the family feels stigmatized or ashamed. There is the terrible feeli…