Understand that you cannot understand. That’s the first hurdle. If you do not have addictive tendencies yourself, you will never truly...

Understand that the “rest of the world” doesn't understand After years of working in recovery circles, the terms “alcoholic” and “addict”...

I have some close friends who play in a rock & roll band on the club circuit. They were performing at a club in my town that I choose not...

My husband often says that his definition of respect is based on seeing someone acting in a manner that he, given the same set of...

My husband’s friend Alan passed away this week. I didn’t like Alan. “Oily” would be the word I would use to describe him. He was a ex-con...