Thursday, January 21, 2016

Teen brain development and drug use

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Lately, (and just "for fun" :o) I've been watching YouTube videos featuring talks by Dr. Nora Volkow, the Director of t...
Friday, January 15, 2016

An open letter to yourself

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I begin each day with a prayer and a deep message of kindness towards those in my life who struggle with self doubt and addiction. ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Year end recap

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2015 has been such an interesting year, a powerful year, and at the end looking back, a year of tremendous growth. Last year at this...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

No Drama Allowed

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My husband and I suck at raising teenagers. There. I said it.  It's dang true, and I somehow knew this way back when I was...
Thursday, June 4, 2015

In community, part 2

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Watercolor by Val Hebert, Quote from Cinderella In my  last post , I made a great deal of progress in my attempt to reconcile the dis...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

In community

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Ugh... those dang 'shoulds'... The honest truth is that when you are walking the path of being a parent to a teen struggli...
Thursday, April 23, 2015

19 years... 1 day at a time

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The post title sounds like someone has 19 years sober, but that isn't what I'm talking about. 19 years refers to the age of my oldes...
Monday, March 23, 2015

Dream big

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Do you dream big? I hope you do! I do dream really big, or at least I try to dream big  within reason . Though I wish otherwise, my dre...
Friday, January 2, 2015

New Year, New You

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Happy New Year!   Wow, 2015. Time sure flies when you're having fun. And even when you're not, it manages to pass by, d...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Making it through the tough stuff

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Art by Pamela Zagarenski, and can be found here Recently, on my other blog , I wrote about a hectic amount of "life" I had m...
Saturday, July 26, 2014

HUGE Win #4 against my insurance company thanks to the Mental HealthParity Law

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Each time our insurance company denies my son the care he needs, and I decide to report them to the CA State Insurance Commissioner ...
Sunday, July 13, 2014

NAMI presents Marijuana and the Developing Brain

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I would like to bring your attention to NAMI, the National Alliance for Mental Illness. Their programs are designed to help famili...
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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Guardianship vs. Conservatorship: Questions Answered

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I have not been able to figure out the "why" behind my inability to find answers regarding obtaining a Conservatorship for my ...

Challenge fear

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Yesterday I was fearful . Today I got answers. Now my path is clear, and I can continue moving forward. I received a phone call ...
Monday, May 5, 2014

Don't let our country go to pot

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I am very concerned that the collective consciousness in our society today seems to be one that supports the legalization of marijuana....