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- Aug 31
- 3 min
Harm Reduction = Opportunity to Live
Here's one of the biggest problems for someone with substance abuse disorder. To begin with, there is a saying that goes like this:...
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- Aug 7
- 3 min
How Drug Use and Suicide are Related
I lost Keven to suicide in August during Drug Overdose Awareness Month. I lost Anthony to overdose in September during Suicide Awareness...
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- May 8
- 3 min
Which Came First?
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. There is plenty of info out there on this topic, so I’m switching up the focus to talk about mental...
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- Mar 29
- 8 min
The Illusion of Accessible Mental Health Care
There’s an illusion that mental health care is available for those who need or want it. Unfortunately, in my experience, and in observing...
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- Feb 21
- 2 min
I love my new volunteer gig!
Hello Everyone, Thanks for taking a few minutes out of your day to read this. I’ve been busier than usual lately! I am finishing up...
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- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
The Empty Chair at the Table
Holidays can be an emotional reminder of loss. Thanksgiving and Christmas are two of the most difficult. If someone at your holiday...
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- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
A phrase that hurts parents of addicts
I wrote this 11 years ago today: “I am grieving. I am grieving the loss of the years we lost to drugs, to the person he once was, to the...
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- Oct 13, 2022
- 5 min
Drunks, tweakers and junkies…
Addiction: Disease or Choice, Part One Ask yourself this question honestly: Do you think addiction and alcoholism are a moral failing or...
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- Sep 14, 2022
- 4 min
Can Suicide be Stopped or Prevented?
Last Saturday I spent the afternoon at an event sponsored by the American Suicide Prevention Foundation (ASPF). I sat at a table with...
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- May 25, 2022
- 6 min
It's About More than Gun Control
It’s not just about gun violence. Of course, I see the role guns play in today's mass shootings, I am 100% for gun control* but there's...
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- Apr 28, 2022
- 1 min
Healthcare Providers That Cause Harm
Keven and Trew 2019 Below is a short video from me talking about a subject that brings up anger and hurt each time I think or hear about...
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- Oct 7, 2021
- 7 min
Conversations with Former Drug Users - Educate Your Kids and Yourselves
This post is for everyone - but especially for parents of younger kids. Its a sad ugly truth that your children will most likely be...
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- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
Suicide Awareness Month - It's Not a Selfish Act
I’m grateful for the “awareness movement” because its brought attention to all the various causes out there. I looked at a list and there...
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- Aug 19, 2021
- 3 min
The "F" Word
No, not that “F” word, I’m talking about is fentanyl. Fentynal is the most dangerous thing on the streets right now and is killing MORE...
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- Jul 22, 2021
- 2 min
Turning Loss into Hope
Maggie Today I’m sharing about a woman who is a genuine hero. One definition of hero is “someone who fights for a cause” and Maggie...
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- Jul 15, 2021
- 6 min
Siblings - The Forgotten Mourners
I am excited about this blog post. This week I have a guest who shares her story with us. I met Georgie via Instagram, I was so taken...
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- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
We Need Each Other
“Each one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm, when we look at...
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- Jun 16, 2021
- 2 min
Nine Minutes & 58 Seconds of Love
There were so many things buzzing around in my head this week, it was hard to pick a topic to write on. But then to my surprise...
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- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
Here Comes the Sun
Last week’s post was heavy. I realize in sharing my anguish over losing Keven, I’m painting a depressing picture of my life, I don’t want...
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- Jun 3, 2021
- 5 min
The Ups and Downs of Life with a Substance Abuser
When Keven was actively using (in other words, almost all the time) my first thought every morning was, "I hope he makes it through...
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