My Father’s Addiction Made Him A Stranger. Is It Too Late to Get to Know Him Now?
Like millions of Americans, I am a child of addiction. Research indicates that an annual average of 8.7 million children 17 or younger live …
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Podcast #4— Goals as the Family Member
(44min20sec) Annie and Laurie open up about where the focus was when addiction first presented in their sons, all the way through to where t…
Heads Up Information if You’re “New to SUD”
In a recent conversation on the Coming Up for Air podcast, a discussion took place as to what tips parents and loved ones may need when first facing t…
Comfort in Chaos
Once my son went off to treatment, even though it was positive, the abrupt change left me with feelings of loneliness. I was weepy and had feelings of…
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…
The Fretting is Almost Comforting
As one's Loved One progresses through their recovery (all good, of course), one's thinking can be prompted to return to some of the memories o…
Nature Teaches Us to Give & Receive Support
I believe the epidemic of addiction that our nation is experiencing is awakening us to our need to support one another, and thankfully support groups …
Level 10 Stress – Sound Familiar?
The long-term stress I experienced caused me to become very forgetful, hasty in my decisions, confused and socially awkward. Even more than usual! I a…
He’s In Treatment: It’s Your Cue to Step Back
There’s a lot of starting and stopping in early sobriety. This can unfortunately last some time. It’s going to take patience and trust in …
Hope Deferred Makes the Heart Sick
Through recovery work I have learned to stop expecting people to be different and to reduce the frustration that comes from trying to cause …