On smoking, second-graders, and a law that begs to be broken
It is a cold and wet Sunday afternoon, and though we are strangers, we are joined for the moment as we watch people we love play tennis on a soggy court. When she says she’s a second grade teacher, I...
View ArticleDoes dark chocolate get a free pass?
Addictions to substances – alcohol, drugs, nicotine – are life-threatening and damnable in their ability to destroy people, families, careers, businesses, anything and everything caught in their...
View ArticleA Christmas Thank You To God and The Dog
Shortly after my divorce was final and I was alone with my two young children, a wise friend said, “Keep a list of who gets the children for Christmas each year so you don’t get cheated.” I never...
View ArticleChildren of Chaos: Why your immune system needs a special boost
We are legion, we children of chaos. It’s estimated that there are about 30 million adult children of alcoholics in the US, and that today, one in four school children (or 13.5 million children ages...
View ArticleBinge Drinking Hurts the Person Inside the Person Doing the Drinking
Binge drinking hurts the person doing the drinking, hurts the people around the person doing the drinking, and, as everyone who drinks and has sex – including men – should know: binge drinking HURTS...
View ArticleFrom Toxic Tornado to TurnAround Mom: My God-Given Turnaround
I thank God every day that I am a mother in recovery. I grew up in an intense, violent, alcoholic home. My father grew up in intensity and abuse. For a while, I was afraid I would somehow repeat the...
View ArticleAttention: Children of Chaos! Stop the Toxic Tornado
Attention fellow “children of chaos!” Here’s how to do what does NOT come naturally: create the kind of sane and loving home life that helps prevent next-generation addiction and abuse. Each week...
View ArticleStop Emotional Concussions
With all the news about concussions: the long-term impact, cumulative impact, risk versus reward in letting kids play football and crash into each other versus experiencing teamwork, hard work, the...
View ArticleOne Solution to Childhood Obesity: Exercise at School!
One solution to childhood obesity: use this award-winning exercise program in schools! It only takes a few minutes each day to reduce stress, minimize spikes in blood sugar, clear up brain fog,...
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Help for a Root Cause of Some Type 2 Diabetes Is Free: Use It
Granted, I am not a doctor, and I do not profess to be an expert in any aspect of nutrition or diabetes. But I do have a parent who died of adult-onset diabetes and alcoholism, which is a pretty danged...
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