I participated in an incredibly educational, enlightening, and energizing seminar on Friday. The event was “Responding to Trauma, Addiction, and Mental Illness.” Considering where I am on my learning journey, this event couldn’t have come at a better time. I don’t know specifically where you are on your journey. If you are like most people […]
One only need to look at any of the trending barometers to know the perfect family is a television fantasy. Examine the increasing rates of divorce, unemployment and job displacement, bankruptcies, all forms of addiction, suicide, infidelity, mental health and prescription drug usage. Does anyone honestly believe every family doesn’t have something going on inside […]
Rebuilding trust can be a challenging task in the face of all that has taken place in a relationship impacted by addiction. Rebuilding trust begins with two fundamental components: forgiveness and unconditional love. Forgiveness. You do not need to face your loved one and say, “I forgive you.” But, you must make that statement to […]
http://traffic.libsyn.com/theaddictionconversation/011817_When_you_are_looking_for_answers.mp3 This past week I was blessed to have participated in a visioning and planning session regarding 100Pedals. Reflecting back on where we have come and looking ahead to 2017 and beyond, I felt like we were not having the type of impact or making the type of connection I desired. One of the key […]
http://traffic.libsyn.com/theaddictionconversation/Trusting_the_difficult_decisions.mp3 As parents of a child with an addiction, we are often tasked with making incredibly difficult and challenging choices. It can be quite a battle to decipher the better decisions from the bad ones. And, it is often difficult to move forward without reflecting back on the many options we had and the one […]
