I knew waking up at 3:45 am for my 4:30 shift two mornings a week, which was a rollover from working the late shift the night before, was

Al-Anon just wasn’t for me. I have been to over 50 various meetings throughout my area. Oftentimes I was sitting in mostly a circle of women, some knitting,

What I looked like back then: I was angry. Really angry. I worked out tirelessly and aggressively to get out all my emotions. It was the only “healthy”

What it looked like back then is much different than now. Sometimes I have to stop myself in even the littlest of things, just to remind myself to

I remember the first time I made sure to leave the light on. It was the night after our son got his driver’s license. I was like a

Having your children grow up is tough for any parent. All the moments you think will always be there, and then one day you wake up, and feel

Twenty years later our dates now become first dates This may sound silly, but when he was diagnosed as an alcoholic years ago, I quietly thought to myself,

One of the hardest aspects of this disease is the lack of open communication and honesty needed for the families of the addicts or alcoholics. A lot of

Each week as I continue to write about our experiences, and my own personal trauma, I find I am second guessing myself constantly. Yet, when I keep going,

Discussing “fight or flight” is a tough one to talk about, just because there is so much memory and emotion behind it. It’s a state of mind that