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The Partnership is excited to welcome new blogger Dr. Libby Cataldi! She is an educator and mother of two sons. Dr. Cataldi is the author of Stay Close: A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Addiction. A...
View ArticleSongs About Addiction: Introducing Singer/Songwriter Ryan Sy
We recently came across singer/songwriter Ryan Sy on YouTube. Inspired by life experiences, Ryan’s songs – a mix of folk and pop, soul and country — carry themes of love, loss, drug addiction and the...
View ArticleGiving Up Our Dreams
Why is it so hard to give up on our dreams for our children? We stare reality in the face every day and yet we still hold on to those hopes and dreams. The day our kids are born we start making...
View ArticleHope, Patience and My Son’s Recovery
My journal entry: After three years of sobriety, my son’s growth is evident. He laughs more easily, he watches more calmly and he protects himself better. He knows where he hurts and he pays attention...
View ArticleMy Son’s Drug Addiction: What I Learned About Myself
When I learned my son was addicted to drugs, my focus was on him and his addiction. Like many parents, I felt that his addiction was every bit my problem as it was his. I tirelessly tried to fix his...
View ArticlePart II: How I Learned to Forgive: Lessons for Family and Friends of an Addict
Maybe you have spent countless hours blaming yourself for what you did or did not do to help your loved one. Maybe you feel that you gave up on them. You will drive yourself crazy if you constantly...
View ArticleAddiction as a Gift: Our Call to a Deep Spiritual Practice
“I’m Tom, a grateful recovering addict.” I have identified myself in this way in meetings and conventions for over 40 years. My intention is to put a new interpretation on the insidious disease of...
View ArticleWonder and Worry: Can I Save My Daughters From Drug Addiction?
As a parent in recovery, I look at my children’s faces every day and I wonder and worry. I wonder, with everything I know and everything I’ve learned, will I be able to save them from the dangers of...
View ArticleFrom Discovery To Recovery: My Emotional Journey As The Parent Of An Addict
What’s it like being the parent of an addict? I’m not talking about the day-to-day experience with a crisis and drama around every corner. I mean what is it like inside the mind of a parent who has...
View ArticleCaring for Yourself in Order to Care for Someone Else
By Cindy Brody, Director of Intensive Services at Center for Motivation & Change Many parents who have a child struggling with substance abuse notice that these concerns start to consume huge...
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