My good friend Floyd works down at Rob’s Ranch, a treatment center in Central Oklahoma for men struggling with chemical dependency. He’s the health and nutrition supervisor, and makes a point to spend time with many of the families each weekend as they arrive for...
Oftentimes, people will enable an addict because they’re codependent on them. Codependency is a word that gets thrown around a lot in recovery circles, and some people are certain they’re codependent when they aren’t, while others are certain they aren’t...
Last week I wrote about the Ten Signs Your Kid Has a Problem (with drugs or alcohol). Today I wanted to offer up more context around this specific area of interest, so I’ve posted the transcript from an interview I did with a great counselor friend of mine here...
Have you ever watched the television show Scandal? The show is about a dynamic woman named Olivia Pope, who works as a crisis manager specializing in political situations, making her a perfect fit for the show’s Washington, DC setting. But on the show, no one calls...
In a little over a month my new book Finding Hope will be released. But I need some help making some tough final decisions. Mainly, I need to nail down the cover. So I figured I would turn to you, my blog/email/social media friends to help me make the choice. So,...
And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation–some fact of my life–unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or...
