A couple of months ago my husband said to me, “You share a lot of memories of your Grandpa but never really tell me stories of you Grandma.”  It made me think to myself for a minute about why I really didn’t bring up stories of my Grandma.  It may be because…

What’s guaranteed to make you feel more awkward than a fifth grader at their first co-ed school dance? It’s not unwrapping that suggestive gift at the white elephant gift exchange. It’s not Aunt Joan asking your significant other once again when you guys are finally going to put a ring on it. And it’s not…

Many of us will struggle with our emotional states at some point in our lives. Frankly, this is all part of the human experience. However, there is a big difference between having emotional downtime and having an emotional breakdown. An emotional breakdown can be devastating and damaging to both the individual experiencing it and the…

One memory I have with softball is the time my Mom came home and of course, she came home with a man. You know, for the life of me I don’t know if I have seen this particular man this time or if it was a different guy. But the memory sticks with me but,…

Christmas eve was always good in the Green (My Grandparent’s last name) household. The leading-up feeling to Christmas had me excited every year! Everything from my Grandpa complaining about having to bring the tree in, it being too tall and having to trim it, him complaining because he had to climb into the attic to…

The renowned painter Pablo Picasso famously said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” This is also true for individuals who are in recovery. Yes, there are many evidence-based practices that are helpful in recovery, but it is also important to utilize creative healing practices…

      I want to say I was around 11 or 12? Again, I try to keep my memories in order but sometimes when thinking about them, I cannot really remember my age or what order they occurred.  I think sometimes I combined the memories also.  My Mom came home again and of course…

SUSIE’S DAUGHTER: Addiction Addiction        ” 1.  a compulsive, chronic, physiological, or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence: the state of being addicted 2.   a strong inclination to do, use,…

The renowned German philosopher Eckhart Tolle famously said, “Wherever you are, be there totally. If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally. If you want to take responsibility for your life, you must choose one…

      I had to think really hard I will use this next memory and when it happened. I couldn’t remember if it was when I was 14 or 15. I do remember it was after I started my job at Big Boy (I almost spelled it at Big Boys with the ‘S” because…