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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 30, 2021
- 3 min
Suicide Awareness Month - Stigma
Stigma is any attitude, belief or behavior that discriminates against people There’s been a stigma toward substance abuse and mental...
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- May 27, 2021
- 5 min
The Three Most Dangerous Words a Parent Can Say Part 2
Thank you to everyone who read last week’s post! It got more views than all the others combined. I’m so grateful, especially to those who...
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- Apr 2, 2021
- 3 min
What to Say and Do for a Grieving Parent
April 2, 2021 Don’t Do/Say: I know how you feel It was their time There’s a reason for everything She/he was such a good person God...
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