There’s a moment in long-term recovery that nobody talks about enough. It’s not the relapse. It’s not the rock bottom. It’s the flatness. You’re technically doing well. You haven’t spiraled....
There’s a moment—maybe you’ve had it—when your child looks right at you and still feels unreachable. Their eyes are open, but distant. Their answers are short, if they come at...
For some people, anxiety feels like a condition. For others, it feels like home. It’s the internal dialogue that narrates every moment. The reason you never forget a deadline. The...
When you’re newly sober—or just starting to feel emotions again after being numb for so long—it’s not just hard. It can feel impossibly lonely. Maybe you’ve walked away from old...
Sometimes, it feels like you’ve done everything a parent can possibly do—and somehow, you’re back in this place. The sadness in your child’s eyes. The missed calls. The late mornings....
You were doing well. More than well, actually. You were showing up. Making your bed. Attending therapy. Saying “no” to the old things that used to have their hooks in...
You ghosted. You stopped coming. Maybe you relapsed. Maybe you got scared. Maybe you were just tired of talking about your feelings in a room full of strangers. Whatever the...
The smile is rehearsed. The tree is decorated. The champagne is poured. And somehow, none of it touches you. You’ve planned the meal, wrapped the gifts, RSVP’d to the parties....
When someone you love is unraveling in front of you, it can feel like the whole world is collapsing in slow motion. You see their pain. You carry it. You...
When I got my diagnosis, I thought it would bring relief—and it did. For about five minutes. Then came the fear. Not of the condition itself, but of what treatment...
