Straight Talk-Memories of first A.A. meeting remain strong
I was so scared my teeth were chattering on a warm spring day in Bellingham, Wash.
Straight Talk-, Imported-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.”
Straight Talk-You don't have to take abuse of psychological theories
Once upon a time, I thought about calling this column “Mad as Hell.”
Straight Talk-What you can pass down extends beyond your genes
Our children and grandchildren are what we eat.
Straight Talk-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?”
Straight Talk-Heritage can hold deep sway in path to addiction
I love genes. I can’t get enough of them.
Straight Talk-Words can work against those fighting addiction
I hate the words. Enable. Enabler. Enabling.
Straight Talk-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.
Straight Talk-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.
Straight Talk-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.
Straight Talk-Joe and the trooper: A tale from the road back
On a beautiful September afternoon, my friend Joe Field was driving on Highway 11 headed to Walla Walla from Milton-Freewater.
Straight Talk-Faces changes, but themes constant for kids, drugs
When I need an honest answer about why kids use drugs and how drugs impact their lives, I go straight to the experts — the kids themselves.
Straight Talk-Personal stories drive anti-drug effort
If I’ve learned one essential lesson in more than three decades of my writing career, it’s this: Follow the story. Whenever I get lost, I follow the light of a story and somehow find my way.
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