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This week has spiritual significance for so many with Easter and Passover celebrations. Even in this time of social distancing we can be channels of peace for those who are struggling. Families struggling in an addiction crisis already experience...

We owe a world of thanks to medical and health care professionals working throughout these difficult days with great courage and dedication in hospitals and medical facilities throughout the country. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, families in...

Online meetings and sources of recovery support are available during these days when social distancing is in place.  These meetings and support sources are helping individuals and families struggling with substance use disorder. Information about Zoom 12-Step fellowship meetings...

We whose lives are impacted by the family systems disease of addiction are no strangers to dealing with the challenges of the fear and unpredictability that is impacting the rest of the world right now. In fact, we have...

We live at a time when the shame and stigma surrounding the illness of substance use disorder is being publicly confronted. When we consider how far we have come in this epic fight, it is interesting to take a...

Recovery is an uphill climb both for the addict and their family. We all need guides to help us find our way across the rough terrain of a family addiction crisis. Sherpas are experienced guides who help climbers reach...

THE BATTLE FOR SELF-CARE A family addiction crisis can turn your life into a battlefield.  And with that battle comes deep- down- in- your- bones battle fatigue. Working constantly to try to find recovery solutions for your family is a...

Your story is not a waste. Every family faced with the disease of substance abuse disorder has a story to tell about their experience. And that story is wholly valuable. The stigma and shame associated with the disease can...

The theory of the Butterfly Effect provides guidance for families struggling with an addiction crisis. The Butterfly Effect says that tiny changes in a complex system can eventually spin out to generate big, long- range changes with the question: Can the flapping of...

With the start of a new year and a new decade we can feel renewed in our desire to seek recovery solutions for our family – as addiction is a disease that impacts an entire family system.  The work...