PinnedEnduring GriefGrief is a bitch. Grief is inescapable. Throughout some point in everyone’s life, they will encounter grief to some degree. Profound grief…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
Navigating Around the 12-Steps for Al-Anon, without ReligionAlcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded in 1935, followed by the publishing of the 12-Steps in 1939, know as the “Big Book”. Other addiction…Oct 24Oct 24
I woke up this morning to a call from my son’s grandfather, Pop-Pop.In mild disbelief, and with a foggy head, I stared at the screen illuminating my intentionally dark bedroom. I knew I had to take the call…May 2, 2020May 2, 2020
What Happens When Quarantine is Over?Getting back out there creates a whole new level of anxiety for many of us.Apr 12, 2020Apr 12, 2020
I’m Teaching My Teenager to Grieve the Best Way I Know HowBy the time we’ve turned sixteen, most of us have encountered great loss, and the accompanying heartbreak.Feb 5, 2020Feb 5, 2020
My Kids Video Games Are Not Making Him a Killer (And, Barbie Didn’t Make Me Anorexic)Kids growing up in an environment of judgement, hatred, violence and fear, and who are allowed to righteously conceive of themselves being…Aug 5, 2019Aug 5, 2019
The Drug Talk; More Important than the Sex TalkSex, and the information surrounding sex, is everywhere. Your teens are getting plenty of it- information, that is…...Aug 3, 2019Aug 3, 2019
My Kid Wishes I was LesbianMy chances of being in a loving, committed, domestic relationship with a woman might be greater than with a man. Same sex couples raising…Jul 26, 2019Jul 26, 2019
I’m not an alcoholic, but I drink too much.My 15-year-old son told me he wanted to get me a breathalyzer. I never get behind the wheel when I’ve been drinking, not even after a…Jul 16, 20192Jul 16, 20192
