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Not long after our daughter began experiencing serious problems related to her use of alcohol or other drugs, counselors everywhere told us to “go to…

Most parents remember Linda Blair as the child actress whose portrayal of Regan, a demon-possessed child, in the movie, The Exorcist. It was a stunning…

Not too long ago our family avoided a relapse. I say family because our daughter was able to reach out to us as she struggled…

I had a couple conversations with our daughter that did not sit right with me. I found myself “obsessing” over something she was struggling with…

It took me a very, very long time to recognize that my efforts to protect my son were actually hurting him because rescuing him allowed…

When my son’s counselor recommended that I see a counselor for myself, it seemed like an acknowledgment of defeat. She had been working with him…

One of the hardest things about “parenting through addiction” is that we never know exactly how the story will end. We see the stories about…

Addiction runs in my family, but not close enough for me to worry about it for our daughters. I’d heard stories about my great-grandfather and…

So I’ve been at this “parenting through addiction” stuff long enough that I really do understand that we’re in a marathon of a race here….