I was thirty-five years old the first time I spoke up to my mother and refused to buy into her games and manipulation. I was terribly frightened and almost…

Some days, we wake up in the morning, and by the time we go to bed that evening, our life has twisted, changed in a way that we couldn’t…

Even if the most important person in your world rejects you, you are still real, and you are still okay. — CODEPENDENT NO MORE Do you ever find yourself…

Acknowledge your pain. Then you can begin to identify the source of it, and in identifying, you can begin to heal. When we open ourselves to emotions, we don’t…

God is subtle, but he is not malicious. —ALBERT EINSTEIN Recovery is an intensely spiritual process that asks us to grow in our understanding of God. Our understanding may…

Inside me is a wheel, constantly turning from sadness to joy, from exultation to depression, from happiness to melancholy. Like the flowers, today’s full bloom of joy will fade…

“Where are you, God? Where did you go?” So many people have gone away. We may have felt so alone so much. In the midst of our struggles and…

You don’t have to build a big drama around your life. We may need to end a relationship or explore a new career. Instead of simply saying, This is…

I broke my finger in a sporting accident, drove to the emergency room, then left impatiently after waiting three hours and getting no medical attention. Two years later, I…

It’s hard to wait. It’s especially hard to wait when we’re not sure we’re going to get what we want. Sometimes we need to stop waiting and do something…