An Addict In Our Son’s Bedroom

Sometimes I want to step away from all of this addiction stuff. My son has been clear and sober since July 2010 so what can't I just giv...

Today I gathered up enough guts to see the movie Beautiful Boy. My history with this story goes back many, many years. I can still remembe...

In the news is a story about Demi Lovato, actress, singer and celebrity. She makes the news because she relapsed and overdosed. The story...

A few months ago The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids  ask me to write an essay for them to update their readers on our family progress. It...

I write a lot about my speaking to students, young people at detention centers and to adults when I am invited. A couple of weeks ago a te...

A part of my recovery process as a parent of an addict is speaking to young people about addiction and what happens to a family. Last nigh...

How do we help our loved one that is addicted? I struggled mightily with that question for years while I lived a life of a son actively addi...

About 3 weeks ago Friday I spoke to students at a local high school, Blue Valley Southwest. I was ask by a teacher to speak at his new schoo...

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has now put a number on how many people died from a drug overdose in 2016. The total number...

Last night as our family watched our Kansas City Chiefs get beaten by our nemesis Pittsburgh Steelers we sat in shock after the final whistl...

As we grieve as a nation for those caught in the Las Vegas massacre there is something we all can do for each other. Tragedies happen ever...

It's been a while since I've dealt with the daily drama and heartache of a child actively using. Not a day goes by since in the last...

Everyone seems to have before bed rituals. For most they are personal. Seems for most people they do not change no matter where you are; on ...

Yesterday, March 7, 2017 my sister passed away. She was diagnosed with uterine cancer in July, 2016. My sister was named after my father, ...

Again, I get an email from a teacher asking if I have time to speak with his classes about my story. Every school I visit the teachers tel...

Another mom with a son in recovery has decided to blog about her experience parenting and addict. Please take a moment to visit and offer ...

Yesterday I got to sit on an uncomfortable bench in a noisy gymnasium to watch our oldest daughter graduate from Baker University with h...

I received an email from Paul that runs several Recovery Blogs in the United Kingdom. Again this year "An Addict In Our Son's Bedro...

It's Friday evening and time to decompress. A week of speaking to students can be emotional draining. For old broken knees like mine sta...

It's Thursday and I just finished 3 presentations today to students at Basehor Linwood High School. On Wednesday I did one presentation ...