March 21, 2017

Ozzie and Harriet are long gone

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 […]

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March 13, 2017

Building a bridge to Trust

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 […]

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January 18, 2017

When you are looking for answers

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 […]

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January 10, 2017

Finding peace in those difficult parenting decisions

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 […]

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January 3, 2017

Despite the chaos, looking forward to 2017

http://traffic.libsyn.com/theaddictionconversation/Looking_forward_010217.mp3 “No matter how dark the present appears, I choose to live for the promise of the future…” This was the first quote I celebrated as I completed my first 100Pedals bike ride on January 1, 2011.  It has been six years since I made the decision that my life, despite the chaos of my […]

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