When someone we love chooses to end their life, we experience all the normal feelings associated with grief, but there are some that are...

I lost Keven to suicide in August during Drug Overdose Awareness Month. I lost Anthony to overdose in September during Suicide Awareness...

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...

There’s an illusion that mental health care is available for those who need or want it. Unfortunately, in my experience, and in observing...

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...

Last Saturday I spent the afternoon at an event sponsored by the American Suicide Prevention Foundation (ASPF). I sat at a table with...

The shooting at Robb Elementary School last week is still fresh in our hearts and minds. I didn’t sleep much last week. As I stared at my...

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...

Stigma is any attitude, belief or behavior that discriminates against people There’s been a stigma toward substance abuse and mental...

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...

I often wonder, what if Keven stayed on his meds and never started using heroin, meth, fentanyl? Would he still be here today? Keven...