What Comes After Rock Bottom?

Last week we talked about how to find that elusive rock bottom all loved-ones of addicts are so often searching for. Today I am going to discuss some steps for those of you who have a loved who has find that magical place and now are wondering what to do next?!?!...

Finding Hope – Available Today!

Today is finally the day! “Finding Hope” is available for YOU to purchase. Click here to buy it now! There’s probably not been a project I’ve done over the past four years that I’ve been more excited to release than this book. I think the book is so timely...

People Like Me Don’t Take Their Kids On Vacation

This doesn’t happen to people like me. People like me don’t take their kids on vacation. They don’t save money, book flights and gather tourist advice from friends. People like me don’t even have friends. Yet for the past several days I’ve...

Cant’s & Cans

For a long time, I didn’t think alcohol was part of my problem. Oh, I was a drug addict for sure. No doubt about it. The doctor-shopping, the burning-up-the-highway, and the dozens of pills I ingested every day for YEARS proved that full well. But alcohol? I...

Celebrations, Tragedies, and the In-Betweens

Yesterday was a big day for me. I had the great privilege of speaking at the Baptist General Convention Pastors’ Conference. Yes, you read that right. Me, the drug addict, divorced, depressed, liar, cheater, and thief spoke to over 300 pastors from all across the...

The Elusive Rock Bottom

I don’t know how many times I’ve heard someone in the recovery community say, “Well he/she just hasn’t hit rock bottom yet”. I’ve always thought to myself. What does “rock bottom” look like anyway? Is it prison time? Is it homelessness? Is it losing your family?...