Love Wins Here! 

What is a holiday? They are not always filled with lightness and festivity, they can include some darkness, real challenges, sadness at the...

For whatever the reasons, it seems a holiday has more significance than just an ordinary day. It kind of intensifies whatever else we've got going...

I Get To Grieve You

I get to grieve your absence, grieve what could have been, what may never be. 

I get the realness of this moment, the...

What's it like for you to have little or no control about someone else's life when their life is seriously at risk?  One mom is so...

Worries, fears, guilt, anger, shame, grief ... How can you be happy when your child is struggling, utterly dependent on a substance they wish they...

He left again. Back to the streets, back to using drugs to get through the day. It's soul sucking to see him this way, to imagine what...

I woke up at 3am with stress. How's my son? How am I going to fit it all in?  My to do list is growing despite the joy of crossing things off....

"She'll never choose real life", fears a fellow mom. Followed up with "She'll die before she ever lives".  Can you relate?  I sure...

He was released early from prison, went directly to parole office, agreed to a program, walked out of parole office and back to streets. Mom walks...

Have you ever felt like you've had enough worry? Enough struggle? Have you experienced times when circumstances seem so overwhelming you just cry...

When you love a child who struggles with substance use, there's a whole lot to feel: worry like it's so deep and never ending it can consume your...

I had one of those days yesterday, well not a whole day really when I see the truth of it. But a day filled with waves of grief, waves of emotions,...