Addiction Recovery

If you are going to be actively seeking solutions, it’s good to have some support, but finding it may not be easy. You won’t find it in the traditional “families of alcoholics” settings populated by women thrilled to have him sober and out of the house, or with others who are deathly afraid to rock the boat. Many counseling professionals don’t know anything to do with women except to “process” as endlessly as “recovery” supposedly takes.

Real support will come from those Read the rest of this entry »

Today is exactly two years since I stuck a needle in my armor used any other mind or mood altering substance.

Two years to the date in which my entire world was flipped, swiveled and swerved to steer me in a new direction, leading to the journey upon the path where I would finally begin learning how to live my life.

Scattered above were big, white puffs of cotton-candy-clouds parading across the bright, blue of the mid-morning sky. Streams of sunlight danced down fr Read the rest of this entry »

As your children grow older, you will have a number of discussions that are uncomfortable but necessary. Talking to your kids about alcoholism and the dangers of drinking is a discussion that is best had sooner rather than later and there are a few tips you can use to make the conversation effective and comfortable for the both of you.

First of all, it’s important to begin talking to your children about drinking at an early age in a way that they can understand. For insta Read the rest of this entry »