Our Front Is Not So United
Relationships can be gradually worn down and eventually ruined with such fundamental and ongoing disagreements. Addiction is a lifelong affliction. As…
Category: CONCERNING SITUATIONS – conflict and disagreement w my LO
Podcast #40—Conflict & Family Patterns
(37:23) In this week's episode, Laurie and Annie discuss patterns of conflict that repeat within our lives, sometimes without our realizing …
Come out of the Gray Area
What you describe is a terrible, terrible situation. When drugs and alcohol have taken over, the parent is drawn into the needs of the addiction, blam…
Finding Gratitude in the Shadows
How well can you separate the illness of addiction from the person you love? Can you find the light of their humanity when their shadow side is starin…
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…
Podcast: “A House Divided Stands No Chance”
This week Annie and Laurie invite Laurie's husband Trevor and Annie's ex-husband Elliot Sr. to discuss what it means to "be on the same page" during a…
Why Won’t She Fight Fair?
She would call me “UnChristian,” reminding me that “God sees exactly” how I am. For years this was my private horror stor…
My Knock-down Fights with My Mom
Vitriol can be described as a solution-less rant of hate-filled criticism. A brand of sulfuric acid was named Vitriol, reason being that the acid was …
Arguing with an Addicted Loved One Can Be Like Reasoning with a Hurricane
It’s no secret that addiction has ripped its way through my home and family. At least not since my book “Unhooked, a Mother’s Story …