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August 19, 2020
I have many excuses; writer’s block, COVID, malaise, post-divorce blues, I moved, my career is crazy busy, blah blah blah. Mainly I’ve been in a funk. […]
May 10, 2020
Today is Mother’s Day, and it’s the first Momma’s Day, since my own passed in 2012, that I’m feeling blessed and grateful and not sad and […]
April 6, 2020
I awoke Saturday morning at 6.45 am for my 7.30 Zoom meeting. It’s one of my normal weekly meetings. It’s called Surf Dogs, and it’s been […]
March 9, 2020
Thank goodness we are in March. January and February were the worst months of my life. Pretty dramatic statement huh? Well, that’s how it felt. Combined, […]
January 30, 2020
I wrote this over the New Year break and it took a little time for me to be okay posting it, but it’s where my head […]
January 5, 2020
I’ve been having a rough time during the Holidays and every time I sit down to write about it – I can’t. I’m just in a […]
December 20, 2019
I wrote this a couple of years ago and it still resonates with me today! The holidays are tough, especially when we are newly sober […]
November 19, 2019
This month’s post is a guest post by Brook Mckenzie who is the Director, Clinical Outreach and Family Liaison for New Methold Wellness – I thought with […]
October 12, 2019
I got a call tonight from a woman who just got out of 30-day treatment. She was scared and in fear of drinking and she asked […]
August 29, 2019
As I’m gearing up for my Holiday weekend, I am gathering up some step work that I’m going to take with me to our mini-getaway in Idyllwild. […]
July 25, 2019
Travel writing. Do other writers out there like to write when you travel? It seems to come so freely to me and as I was traveling […]
June 12, 2019
A good friend of mine, Doug Bopst, wrote a book recently; “The Heart of Recovery” which is this amazing compilation of interviews that he conducted over […]
May 14, 2019
I wrote this the other day while stuck at the airport. It’s not as pertinent as it if I published it on Sunday night, but resonates […]
April 16, 2019
Years ago, I remember hearing this song on the radio and thinking Helen Reddy was a pretty cool lady. I thought of this song lyric yesterday […]
March 18, 2019
When I was getting sober there was no manual on “What to expect when you are getting sober” as much as I’d like to think there […]