Life in the Recovery Room

Once again, the holidays are here. So many see such excitement, hope and celebration. However for caregivers, hope does not always spring eternal without careful planning. Here are some imporatent tips by a Caregiving Expert who wants nothing more than for you to enjoy the holidays. Become educated, empowered and engaged this holiday season. Read More

A tribute to Betty Ford--a woman who changed the way America thinks about the disease of addiction and the pandemic of co-addiction. Thank you for bringing peace to this earth while you now rest in peace. Read More

Will you observe the National Moment of Remembrance? Read More

Family caregivers are overwhelmed and underappreciated. I am preaching to the choir when I say that. As we talk about the "sanwich generation" or the "club sandwich" generation should not we also be aiming our attention back to the mirror an be speaking about "The Clinical Sandwich" generation, as well? Read More

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."-Albert Einstein Reality on Public Trial...Again In the past several weeks, I have been interviewed by the New York Times, the LA Times, Yahoo’s Shine and the online Hollywood staple, The Wrap, concerning recent disturbing events connected to reality television shows and the genre in general Read More

There is no doubt that women today present more [body image issues] and those who watched the [reality] show were particularly affected and moved to “inspirational action.” Though the world of self esteem has always been an age-old challenge, the concept of self esteem either comes from the world of promotion or attraction. Read More

Now that the fascination with Lindsay and Mel is slowly dying down and we realize that they are not the only suffering alcoholics and addicts in our country then let's all take a deep breath and redirect some of our attention here.   Read More

This week I begin a national tour; speaking at seven conference presentations over the next 30 days on Caregiver Burnout and Compassion Fatigue, a secondary traumatic stress condition that is impacting the lives of professional caregivers and family caregivers all around our country, and of course abroad.. Read More

Isolation is a "cancer" for the recovering person's soul. Read More

The best words of advice I have received is "stick to your strengths." Makes sense to me.

Why would anyone want to spend time on a point of view that is an obvious observation? Hence, this blog will stick to my strengths with all of us self disclosing more as we come to feel safer with each other overtime. Read More