What Shame Does
Nothing good has ever come from shame in my life. It never faded on its own, and when I didn’t face it, it made me unwell — and it spilled…
ACA Daily Reading January 12- Fear
From Strengthening My Recovery p13- January 12 Trait One "We became isolated and afraid of people and authority figures." Big Red Book p.10 So many of us shut down and…
When Victims Are Put on Trial
In their young efforts to comfort my despair over George Floyd, my boys offered this: “Mom, he did have meth in his system and had been previously arrested for armed assault…
How I Used To Be
For much of my life I treasured, even sought, the opportunity to align with one person (squee –closeness, right?) against another for any reason at all-- instant, cheap, and easy bond. I…