Recently, a popular pop singer posted a controversial picture of herself on social media where she sits with a raised glass of wine, champagne, or who knows what was in the glass as some liked to argue, while breast feeding her baby. As far as I’m concerned, it seems...
I wonder if more parents would make better choices if they realized how their actions and words can have a lifelong impact on their child. Scientific evidence points to a direct relationship between kids who experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE); kids who...
Can you quit drinking while living with someone who still drinks? Hell, yes, you can. Is it ideal? No. No, it’s not an ideal situation, but it can be done and I’m living proof, as are many others who have figured out how to juggle the two opposing worlds of an...
A recent article in the Dayton Daily News was a reprint from the New York Times, and the article talked about how of the approximately 2 million people who are addicted to opioids that relatively few of them receive treatment. What stopped me in my tracks was how the...
We live in a boozy world, and unless you live under a rock, everyone knows it. The pendulum has swung in the direction of ubiquitous alcohol consumption, for every occasion, for every activity, and for every uncomfortable emotion under the sun there’s a corresponding...
The solution to the alcohol and addiction problem is more obvious than you think—in fact it stares us in the face but because we don’t like that option presented, we discard the obvious (Occam’s Razor) and dig for complicated pharmaceutical solutions and other...
