Tips To Stop The Epidemic of Despair Overdoses

The epidemic of despair overdoses topped 100,000 this year. What can you do to save yourself Despair overdoses is what I’m calling an unacceptable death rate that has more than doubled over the last few years. Over the last week, several people have forwarded me this article, 100,000 Americans died of overdoses this year. Just […]
Mental Health Tips To Feel Good Everyday

Having Useful Mental Health Tips Can Add Joy Everyday Mental mental health tips keep me going. Really. I find the toughest part of life is maintaining that daily feel good, know what I mean? Some days I wake up and feel great, others not so much. So what’s the answer? But, let’s back up before […]
Michael K. Williams And The Tragedy Of The Celebrity Overdose

The recent overdose of actor Michael K. Williams has adoring fans shaken to the core I found out about the actor’s death on a call with a sober friend who was bereft. He was a huge fan and said he hadn’t been this upset since Philip Seymour Hoffman, another devastating actor overdose. He wasn’t alone. […]
Do You Have Pandemic PTSD?

Feeling stressed, anxious, sad or depressed? Who isn’t!? It’s Pandemic PTSD No one was excused from Pandemic PTSD. I’m not kidding. Whether you got sick, a loved one got sick (or passed away), or faced the disruptions of everything, there’s a lot we need to heal from. It’s bad enough to be ill or see […]
Summer Sobriety: What To Avoid

Summer Sobriety Gets Easier If You Know What Not To Do Summer sobriety is always a challenge. Certainly, in my active drinking and using days, there was no sobriety in the summer! Summer meant special summer drinks, boozy bar-be-ques, days lost on the beach, you get the idea. But, those are lost memories and leave […]
Signs of a Bad Relationship

In A Bad Relationship? Here Are The Signs To Watch For Every single relationship is difficult. All of them! But, in some, partners learn to work together and make things better. In some, they can’t and the relationship needs to end. There is no shame in finding yourself in a bad relationship. But, if you’re […]