I Won’t Give Up
I have ultimate admiration for families learning and practicing the CRAFT method with their addicted Loved Ones. To me this song is not only beautiful…
Category: SELF-CARE – spirituality
Podcast: “Interview With Laurie’s Son Tommy”
In today's podcast, Laurie's son Tommy opens up about his experience with SUD with a very moving account of surviving a terrifying overdose. This stro…
Believe that Good Things Can Happen
What I do see more clearly as time goes on, is the role that hope plays in this whole process. Not just hope, but the belief that people can change an…
The RAIN of Self-Compassion
Are you feeling burned out, unworthy, anxious, or insecure? In this post, writer Tara Brach shows us how the RAIN of Self-Compassion can tranform doub…
Leonard Cohen’s Lament
Two inspiring peformances of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" remind us that love and beauty persist, even in the most demanding of tim…
New Mexico Prayer Flags
The Tibetans believe that hanging prayer flags in high, windy places, spreads compassion, peace, and good will. As the wind passes over the surface, t…
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…
7 Lessons from a 97-Year-Old Wonder
You should never take better care of others than you do yourself. Here are seven valuable lessons in self-care from one remarkable 97-year-old woman.
Shhhhhhh!!!
SILENCE. It's not nothingness. SILENCE. It's a settling, a focusing, a calming. It's a pause. SILENCE. What's in it for you?…
The Tree of Life Blessing
Artist Shiloh Sophia McCloud offers a poetic meditation on love, positivity, and self-care.