One of the hardest things to do when your loved one is an addict is to stop enabling them. We just want to help the…
It’s incredibly painful to see someone we love suffering. Addiction is a sharp sword that cuts deep. It breaks our hearts to see our loved…
When I think of cults, I picture the Manson Family. But there are other people who picture Alcoholics Anonymous. AA is the backbone of so…
Addicts aren’t just drug junkies, living on the street with nothing to their name but the clothes on their back. They’re real people with real…
“You can be anything you want to be when you grow up.” “You guys are going to run the world one day.” “You’re special.” These…
Addiction isn’t a containable disease. It doesn’t just affect a single person and continue to stay focused and contained on that one, misfortunate individual. It…
In most cases, your significant other, your friends, and your family should all directly support you and build you up. It’s important that friends and…
Something I would not recommend? Dating an alcoholic. Especially if they don’t care and aren’t willing to seek help. I probably should have seen the…
The cliché, over-romanticized notion of you and your person against the world may sound appealing on the surface. But all appeal gets thrown right out…
There can be a lot of post-rehab anxiety in the household as you prepare your loved one to return home. You don’t want to say…