Don’t Wait Until it’s Too Late Harm reduction saves lives I cannot stress enough how important detox and treatment are as first steps into abstinence or decreased use. When the people we care about are gripped by the beastly disease of out-of-control substance use, unless the toxic chemicals or alcohol are out of their…

Don’t Wait Until it’s Too Late Meth is a poisoned mercurial salesman lying through his teeth selling you promises. But what is actually delivered is a heart-suck, followed by a mind, body, face, teeth, and soul-suck. Meth users experience an ever-increasing desire for the drug with less pleasure each time, even with larger doses. …

Being a parent, friend, coworker or relative of someone with substance use issues or mental health challenges means needing sturdy bravery tactics at the ready. You’ll rely on skills you integrate into your daily life to connect to your body, heart, and mind, and this will impact the addictive system…

Things look better when we’re grateful — We can still find goodness, peace, and love in our lives, difficult as they are to see with children, partners, or friends who struggle with mental health challenges and addiction. How? When we focus through eyes of gratitude upon the many gifts we have been given. None of us were…

Feeling Helpless? Find the Control You Long for With These 2 Practices You may feel helpless at times, as I do. It’s a distressing feeling which I absolutely despise! Yet we who have a loved one who is addicted, struggling with their mental health, or even in recovery often feel…

If you care about someone with addiction and/or mental health challenges, you have felt overwhelmed and even traumatized by their altered states, shocking or impulsive choices, dangerous behavior, trouble with the law, imprisonment, homelessness, lack of insight, and apathy about their self-care, health, food, sleep, relationships, or future. They are…