by PAL | Aug 1, 2023 | A Counselor
For an addicted loved one’s parents, the shock of the situation and then the often-frustrating continued drug or alcohol use (“Why won’t he or she stop using these drugs?” “How can he or she not know what the risk is?”) can...
by PAL | Jul 1, 2023 | A Counselor
When I started PAL back in 2006, my motivation was to help parents. I was working in a treatment center, and I was seeing a trend of more and more young people coming into treatment and honestly their parents were a mess. That...
by PAL | Jul 1, 2023 | A Counselor
2011 I’m sitting on the front patio of Calvary. It’s 7 a.m. My soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend dropped me off unceremoniously. There’s a bubbling fountain in the middle of the area; birds land on the top, shaking their feathers free from moisture as they...
by PAL | Jun 1, 2023 | A Counselor
“Most people will not participate in their own rescue, because it will require hard work” – Unknown I want to share a thought about a subject that is controversial. This is just my belief, so please take it as “theory.” It’s...
by PAL | May 1, 2023 | A Counselor
Have you ever said, “I think he is sober,” or “he says he is sober.” I hear this often at PAL meetings. I also remember saying those words during the years both of my sons were active in their disease. As parents we desperately want to...
by PAL | Apr 1, 2023 | A Counselor
One thing I regularly hear from people revolves around their desire for their loved one to get sober. However, there is an important distinction between sobriety and recovery. Frankly, “getting sober,” is usually the simple part. Don’t get me...
