Grieving the Loss of My Alcoholism – Guest Author Regina Eversole
I deeply admire Regina Eversole, Human Resources Director for Change Addiction Now (C.A.N.) – United We Can, and was struck by her application of the Stages of Grief to her alcoholism and asked her to share her thoughts in today’s post. Regina was active in her addiction with alcohol for 20+ years and has been…
Read MoreIn Long-Term Recovery Fighting for Custody
A woman in long-term recovery recently contacted me about this issue. She’d voluntarily installed a breathalizer (aka ignition interlock device) in her car and a camera so it could be verified that she was the one who blew into the breathalizer. She’d also already agreed to and had been complying with random drug tests. Yet she still was…
Read MoreMy Addicted Child – Author Larry Fritzlan
For the last twenty years, today’s guest, author Larry Fritzlan, has witnessed the transformative power of individuals and families in recovery. His passion is to help teens and young adults escape from the downward spiral of addiction, stemming in large part from his work as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and his belief…
Read More6 Things to Never Say to People in Recovery
What impact do our words have on the people we love – especially when that loved one is in recovery from addiction? JessiRae Pulver-Adell is today’s guest author. She is an addiction & recovery blogger for Harbor Village, writing to clear up misconceptions about the disease of addiction and self harm. Through her work, she work…
Read MoreHolidays With a Loved One Who Drinks Too Much
Holidays with a loved one who drinks too much? Are you prepared? For the families of a loved one who drinks too much, holidays can be fraught with angst, worry and fear about what’s going to happen this year. They worry about how to keep him (or her) from drinking too much, keep his sister from…
Read MoreHow Prescription Pain Meds Can Destroy Lives – SLLiP Film
Wow… after watching the trailer (below) for SLLiP (Pills spelled backwards), I immediately wanted to watch the full 25-minute film. And I was not disappointed. It’s powerful, accurate, thought-provoking and enlightening. It’s outstanding because it captures addiction for what it is – a developmental, chronic, often relapsing brain disease; it captures what can happen when prescription…
Read MoreDiagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) | Guest Author Lee Harvey-Heath
It is one thing to talk about the facts of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which refers to a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother consumes alcohol during her pregnancy. But it’s quite another to actually hear from a person who has it. Today’s guest author, Lee Harvey-Heath, has courageously…
Read MoreZero Drinking to Prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder | FASD – American Academy of Pediatrics
I was deeply troubled by the push back to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendation that women abstain from drinking alcohol during pregnancy to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. [See American Academy of Pediatrics’ Clinical Report on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) published online 10-19-15]. The push back was the topic of Nancy Shute’s October 26,…
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