Love the Addict So Hard it Hurts
If I had a magic wand, I would skip March 16th every year from now until forever. On that day in 2014, my family received the call that my younger,…
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Watching Your Child Struggle With Mental Illness is Pure Agony
I wish my son had a stomach virus. That’s all I could think of as we sat in the waiting room of the ER watching a toddler run around with a vomit…
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I Had a Good Job, a Great Life—And an Opioid Addiction
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself,…
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Dear Young Mom, I Wish I Was You Again
Dear young mama, First, let me apologize. I am guilty of saying “enjoy every minute” and “they’ll be grown before you know it”. I have…
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To the Grieving Mother: You Did Everything You Could
Dear mama, I understand how hard this is for you, as much as one bereaved mother can relate to another. I know your walls are up and your heart is…
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We Must Have Faith in Our Kids
Parenting is hard. Whether you’re a single parent, working parent, stay-at-home parent—it’s hard. There is no wrong way or right way to do this…
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Marijuana Just Got More Dangerous: What Parents Need To Know About “Dabbing”
Many people have used marijuana here and there, and some adults still have a joint once in a while to take the edge off. If you’re like many…
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She asked for a Cigarette. I Should have Offered her Hope.
I saw her before she saw me. I had just pulled up into the gas station at the pump when I saw her chatting up the guy two cars down from me.…
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Please Promise Not to Mix Meds and Drugs
I have something really hard to say. I don’t know how to say it because I’m still processing it all, but I do have this sense of urgency…
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The Day I Threw Away My Antidepressants
**Editor’s Note: Medications prescribed for mental health can have very different results. This article is in no way meant to be a…
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