May You Wake with Gratitude
No regrets, just lessons. No worries, just acceptance. No expectations, just gratitude. Life is too short. ~ Unknown This is the week of gratitude. What […]
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What Can I Do for Someone Suffering from a Drug Addiction?
This is a guest post by Hyrum Taffer. Drug addiction is one of the hardest things for a person to deal with. It consumes their
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Trauma and the Twelve Steps: Introducing Dr. Jamie Marich
This is a guest post by Jamie Marich, Ph.D., LPCC-S, LICDC, author of Trauma and the Twelve Steps: A Complete Guide to Enhancing Recovery. Somebody recently
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How One Fatal Mistake Can Change Your Life
I’m pleased to share my interview with documentary filmmaker G-Na Casazza. Her film, One Fatal Mistake, tells her family’s story about what can happen when
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How Recovery Coaching Can Help You – The Parent
Are you struggling with your child’s substance use? Do you feel confused about how to move forward? Consider learning more about parent coaching. Working with
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How the Drug Policy Serves as a Roadblock to Recovery
We are all clear on one thing regarding our current drug policy – more could be done to end the epidemic of drug use, especially
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Life Lessons From My Dog about Serenity, Joy and Living in the Moment
As I walked toward the Farmer’s market last Saturday morning, as I usually do, I didn’t have a care in the world. My husband
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The OTHER Problem With Using Drugs to Self-Medicate for Stress
This is a guest post by Ryan Rivera. Most of the discussion about the effects of drugs are related to the health issues that come
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What are the Dangers of Medicine Abuse?
Are you concerned about your teen and the dangers of medicine abuse? As was mentioned in my previous post, The Medicine Abuse Project, today in
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Knowledge is Power: Meet Becky Vance
About a year ago, I had the pleasure of connecting with Becky Vance. An unsung hero, Becky works in all aspects of her life to
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9 Remarkable Parents Who Are Making an Amazing Difference
There are incredible parents out there that are taking it upon themselves to spread awareness and education about the dangers of substance abuse. As summer
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What I’ve Learned
When drug and alcohol abuse knocked at our door, unfortunately, we opened up and let it in. Since that day our life has changed forever.
You are Beautiful!
This is a guest post by my daughter. I read a variey of different blogs online, a lot of them having to do with living
25 Quotes From Cheryl Strayed, Author of “Wild”
Cheryl Strayed is the author of Wild. If you haven’t read the book, I highly recommend it. It’s a book about changing the story that
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Drug Testing Our Kids for Drug Use
Imagine a life where all teens would escape the devastation of substance abuse and addiction. How would our world look if all of our young
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