Memories of first A.A. meeting remain strong
I was so scared my teeth were chattering on a warm spring day in Bellingham, Wash.
Extreme heart, vulnerable heart
“I care too much,” Jeff says. “I worry about everyone. My girlfriend. My mom. My little sisters. I have an extreme heart.”
You don't have to take abuse of psychological theories
Once upon a time, I thought about calling this column “Mad as Hell.”
What you can pass down extends beyond your genes
Our children and grandchildren are what we eat.
Genes set the table for alcohol outcomes
I quoted Shakespeare’s Hamlet in my last column who, after waxing on about “what a piece of work is man,” asks his friend Rosencrantz: “What is this quintessence of dust?”
Heritage can hold deep sway in path to addiction
I love genes. I can’t get enough of them.
Words can work against those fighting addiction
I hate the words. Enable. Enabler. Enabling.
Colonel was 'living example of recovery'
The late Mel Schulstad is one of the most beloved figures in the addiction and recovery field. His stories of his own recovery are the stuff of legend.
Watching out for one another saves us all
Every Tuesday evening at Trilogy Recovery Community’s Family Support Group, we tell stories. “We” includes parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, sisters, brothers, cousins, and family friends.
Signs on the outside point to choices on the inside
Manuel has two tattoos, one on each shoulder. He pulls aside his orange jumpsuit to show us the words, which are written in a looping script.
