Browsing: Addiction

Emotional reactions often feel sudden and overwhelming. One moment you feel steady, and the next you are flooded with anxiety, anger, shame, or sadness that seems…

Have you ever wondered what it looks like to be still fighting alcohol and also celebrating how far you’ve come? Mark’s story shows that freedom isn’t…

Living with depression is exhausting and frustrating, especially when symptoms linger despite therapy or medication. If you’re suffering from treatment-resistant depression and you’re looking for something…

Have you ever caught yourself using wine to deal with parenting and wondered when a harmless glass turned into the only way you knew how to…

The holidays and gift-giving season are here, and if you’re sober curious or alcohol-free, you might be experiencing another first: figuring out what to give (and…

There is no place like home. ~ L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Like many, I have fond memories of the story…

Finding out your child—whether they’re a teenager or a young adult—is using drugs is a “heart-in-your-throat” moment. Your first instinct is probably a mix of panic,…

You’ve heard it on coffee mugs and decorative wall art: Choose joy. Great idea in theory, but when you’re trying to figure out how to have…

Are you ready to start some new habits? Would you love some suggestions for what has worked for others? You feel stressed if your child is…

If I could time-travel, I’d hand my younger self a sticky note that says: what I wish I knew about alcohol at 21 is that freedom…