Podcast #19—Interview with Writer & Activist Alicia Cook
This week's episode of Coming up for Air may have had some technical difficulty, but Laurie and Annie powered through it to welcome their guest Th…
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Podcast #17—Interview with Laurie’s Son Tommy
(52:52) In today's episode, Laurie's son Tommy opens up about his experience with SUD. Listen to his moving account of surviving a terrifying …
The Snow Day
An unexpected snow day and a poem by Tess Gallagher remind us that every day brings new choices.
The Peace of Wild Things
Has negativity or hopelessness become the norm in your life? Wendell Berry's poem "The Peace of Wild Things" reminds us to pause and see…
Kindness & Sorrow: The Deepest Things
A poem by Naomi Shihab Nye is a poignant reminder of the ways in which hardship can soften us and open us to acts of kindness.
Beautiful Brokenness
Learn more about the Japanese art of kintsugi and how it is the perfect metaphor for our broken relationships, human failures, and the fraught pa…
3 Boundaries to Set in Every Relationship
In this Super Soul Sunday excerpt, Oprah Winfrey and her guests discuss the importance of setting emotional boundaries. Here are three boundaries we s…
It Might Have Been Otherwise
A poem by Jane Kenyon reminds us to feel grateful for small pleasures, even when life overwhelms us.
We Can Only Mend Our Own Lives
It is easy to lose ourselves when we are continually focused on a Loved One with an addiction problem. But to step away and find time to understand ou…
How Hopeful is Your Hope?
Are you in the midst of the duel between hope and reality? What role do hope and faith play for a family dealing with a Loved One's addiction…
