I must share with you a story of a young friend that I have. She is a military wife and has to really be a strong woman while her husband is deployed for many months at a time... More >>

The best advice I can give with those living with an addict or one in recovery, (meaning they have substance abuse, but are actively working to stay sober), is this... More >>

I was listening to you discuss Habit Reversal Training (HRT) with a caller who had trichotillomania and was reminded of a method I used to finally, finally quit smoking that I wanted to share... More >>

I have had several addicts in my life. I grew up with an alcoholic mother. I was an exchange student with an alcoholic host father. I had an alcoholic older brother and an alcoholic older brother-in-law... More >>

...My first serious relationship was with an addict, allegedly in recovery. I believed I could change, fix and make him into the man I KNEW and BELIEVED he could AND SHOULD be! Wow, did I think I was powerful... More >>

I lost my own precious son in 2011 to a heroin overdose. My best advice is to become educated as soon as possible, not after it's too late... More >>

The hardest thing I had to get through was leaving my siblings ages 12 and 4 when I ran away from home when I was only 14 years old... More >>

Yikes, I was the call of the day. I am the woman you said that I didn't deserve more. I have gone back over a dozen times to the same man... More >>

How can you eulogize a person after learning their true character was not decent or honorable? More >>

Unconditional love is such an amazing non-reality. Why? Because "unconditional" love means you don't make judgments, which are absolutely necessary. More >>