For the Family
Blogs written by and for the families of those working to find recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
May 20, 2016 Haven Lindsey
Americans have the reputation for being busy, for working long hours, and not taking vacations. In fact, in 2015, four out of ten American workers did not use all of their paid vacation days. Americans work longer hours than anyone…...
May 6, 2016 Haven Lindsey
Have you noticed the empty playgrounds? They’re everywhere – in neighborhoods, parks, schools…beautifully landscaped play areas with tricked out swings and curvy slides sit mostly empty. When I was a kid there was always a line for the…...
April 26, 2016 Patricia Pavkovich
JOY– a feeling of great happiness a source or cause of great happiness something or someone that gives joy to someone success in doing, finding, or getting something Joy was not the word I would have chosen to describe the…...
April 20, 2016 Haven Lindsey
“I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.” There’s a saying that you only need three bones to have a successful life: a backbone, a wishbone, and a…...
March 22, 2016 Haven Lindsey
Years ago a meditation instructor shared a comment that caused me to stop and think. I was struggling to come to terms with the loss of the boy we had taken in and raised for many years. He had decided…...
March 11, 2016 Kelly Fitzgerald
The worst part about addiction is feeling alone. Being the parent of an addict, there are times it can seem like no one understands what you’re going through or how you feel. What helped me in my own early sobriety…...
February 26, 2016 Kelly Fitzgerald
In a perfect world no one would become an addict. In a better world, addicts would get help when they need it. The reality is not all addicts are ready to get help and we can’t force them to get…...
February 19, 2016 Kelly Fitzgerald
Seeing your child ache with pain and engage in destructive decisions can make any parent feel like they want to give up. You are desperate to help and you want that help to be right now. What can you do?…...
February 5, 2016 Kelly Fitzgerald
If addiction affects your life and your family there are going to be good days and bad days. Keeping a positive attitude will come naturally most of the time, but every now and then you’ll have a hard day. What…...
January 21, 2016 Kelly Fitzgerald
You catch your child getting home late one night and smell alcohol on his breath. A million thoughts race through your mind. What did he do? Where did he go? Who was he with? How can I stop this from…...
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Americans have the reputation for being busy, for working long hours, and not taking vacations. In…
Have you noticed the empty playgrounds? They’re everywhere – in neighborhoods, parks,…
JOY– a feeling of great happiness a source or cause of great happiness something or someone that…
“I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.” There’s…
Years ago a meditation instructor shared a comment that caused me to stop and think. I was…