Tuesday, September 20, 2016

News about the CYF Liaison and my New Job!

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I have big news. BIG. Since we were last "together" here in this space, I was invited to apply for a job with  NAMI San Di...
Thursday, August 11, 2016

The problem with stigma

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What is stigma? The dictionary defines it as a   mark   of   disgrace   or   infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation. ...
Monday, May 16, 2016

Recovery Tools

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This is me today, however I haven't always been this way. Most every day finds me with a kind heart. When I take care of myself prope...
Thursday, May 12, 2016

Daily Miracles

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I might add; "and where your head is at during the walk..." What I have noticed lately is that things rarely change exponen...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Does Suboxone work as a treatment model for opioid addiction?

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It is with great interest that I am hearing all the press being given to the crisis of opioid and heroin addiction in our country. On ...
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...