When I had no love for myself, others did

When I had no love for myself, others did

There was a period of time, in the earlier days of my struggle with active addiction, where I had little to no interest in getting better. Typically, in the form of pressure from family, intervention, friends, even the judicial system at a certain point, I found...
Strength Comes From Trying Times

Strength Comes From Trying Times

The human body is constantly striving for homeostasis. We inherently try (without even recognizing it) to maintain an equal, steady, even-keeled, and most importantly safe state. Of course this is typically in reference to physiological processes literally keeping our...
Finding hope in the midst of addiction

Finding hope in the midst of addiction

My husband and I share a blended family of five adult children.  I have three sons and my husband has two daughters.  We have been married for eight years.  Two of my three sons struggle with addiction- my oldest son age 38 and youngest son age 33.  To the best of my...

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