One of my biggest struggles in sharing the story of my journey is allowing others to experience those authentic moments when I feel the pain of a derailed life. It is difficult to share those moments because I don’t spend a lot of time there and I don’t like being there. Admitting to you there […]
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 […]
http://traffic.libsyn.com/theaddictionconversation/Transparent_Humility.mp3 Most family members are terrified about the responses when neighbors, or the people at church, work, or school find out their loved one is addicted to drugs. The stigma of drug addiction and the fear of the judgment that comes with having an addict in your family is a very powerful, negative force. Knowing […]
I am a dad, committed to openly sharing my story, my experiences, and the uniquely inspiring lessons associated with my youngest son’s heroin addiction. My son’s addiction has been the single most painful, confusing, dark period of my life. It has also been the greatest gift to me — for it is these experiences that […]
“You cannot fix what you don’t understand” There are a lot of opinions, thoughts, ideas, and answers tossed around about solving any one of the many problems in our society. Economic issues, international crisis, political gamesmanship make up of a few of these active problems. The irony in these challenges are that far too many […]
