Hey Everyone! It’s been a little while since I’ve got to spend some time blogging. I am looking forward to getting back in the swing of things. I have recently started reading Claudia Black’s book: Changing Course. I’ve been hard at work looking for new resources both for personal reasons and with the intentions of … Read more
So, for the past few days I have been at the annual LASACT conference. Sitting through 20+ hours of training related to addiction and family dysfunction can tend to make me examine myself just a little closer. As far back as I can remember, I have been an anxious child and socially awkward. I have always … Read more
I write this to invite you to look a little closer at the children living amid addiction. I suggest that you look deeply at yourselves, explore all of your little quirks (good and bad). Watch your husband/wife/partner and investigate where these seemingly insignificant behaviors come from. What makes you tick? I started writing this book and … Read more
Hello everyone, my name is Dru Hicks. Some of you already know me from the live videos I do, or through my work with Boca Recovery Center. So here is my story: My life began in California in the early 70s. I was born into poverty and without a father to speak of. Just my … Read more
First, let me tell you just a bit about me. Before I share about my work or what compelled me to go forth on this mission of service work to the still suffering addict or those searching for additional recovery support. Rose in a large family, with serious generational dysfunction, abused mentally and physically, during … Read more
Maybe I don’t know what it’s like to be physically dependent on drugs. Yes, that you are right. I’ve never been physically addicted to anything myself. But losing my mother to addiction and having a child with someone who was tormented by the same disease has given me some insight that I pray nobody else … Read more
Hello Everyone!! As I try to include a wide range of recovery inspiration on Mondays, Liz is no exception! I ran across her story by pure accident while I prowled author and aspiring author pages on facebook. Part of writing your own memoir is the research into other memoirs that touch on the same subjects. … Read more
Scrolling through Pinterest this morning and I came across this quote: “When you’re willing to feel it, you’re ready to heal it.” If that doesn’t ring true for me, I don’t know what does. This past week has been a roller coaster of emotions. Lots of highs and even a few lows. When I launched … Read more
