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The chaos, disruption, unpredictability and fear brought on by this Corona virus are most certainly not unfamiliar feelings to all of you. Because as families dealing with addiction, you know this territory from the inside.  And, most importantly you know how to meet this avalanche of uncertainty with the...

Who knew Walmart’s $5 movie bin could provide an inspiring, true recovery story on stay-at-home date night?  That’s what happened Saturday night when my husband and I watched Unbroken: Redemption, the Part 2 of 1936  Olympic distance runner Louis Zamperini’s story of...

Gwen* was a joyful woman I met in a 12-Step fellowship Beginners Meeting almost 30 years ago when I was newly in recovery. She was leading the meeting, with a little over a year sober, and rebuilding her life. She...

What about the lives of the siblings of the person identified as The Addict?  In the tangled web of the family system’s illness of substance use disorder their lives are impacted, too. And usually not for the better. A family...

We had a bunch of pet hamsters when our kids were growing up.  And those little critters (the hamsters – not our kids) loved to run in the cage on a squeaky metal wheel. Round and round and round. They...

Every year Superbowl Sunday is a big event in my family. We love football. We love to chow down on good party food. And we love being together with family and friends.  But this year’s Superbowl carried an even greater depth of meaning for my...

We all know the arduous uphill climb for every member of a family dealing with an addiction crisis.  There are days we may deeply doubt that we will ever get through to the other side. We question our strength,...