The best question I read was, “Where do I end and the other person begins?”
Their Addiction~My Journey: Detach with Love
Their Addiction~My Journey- A Personal Note to Parents of Loved Ones in Addiction
For some, the safe love is for their own heart and wellness- because the stress of their loved one’s addiction has caused true illness- heart disease, high blood pressure, mental illness due to-anxiety, drastic mood shifts, and mental sickness from the occasional life saved from overdose, right there in your living room or bathroom.
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Their Addiction ~ My Journey-“Traveling Faces”
The waves are coming in heavier and higher than where I spent the weekend. It reminds me of the waves of raw emotions and circumstances that invade my life. There’s either a gentle breeze or a severe storm. Whichever one arrives, I’ve learned to brace for impact.
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New Podcast- “Recovery Is Possible”
Listen to one mom’s letter of praise and gratitude for one son’s fight to live!
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Quick Reflections- Be Selfish
It’s never selfish to say enough. Especially with those people who have limited insight into boundaries and their ability to drain others. A tired soul will abandon living in the way God intended. Their gifts feel like burdens because they become so depleted by the energy of others. We all need a place of rest …
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Their Addiction-My Journey: “Voices in My Head”
It’s been almost 20 years since the addiction roller coaster took off. This is where it began. I still wait for it to end.
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New Podcast~ “We See”
A quick look at knowing what we know and seeing what we see. Addiction is conniving and deceitful. It’s hold on our loved one's lives is challenging. But we have faith that withstands and hope to carry us through.
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Their Addiction ~My Journey, “We See”
Addiction has the power and speaks louder than even the world. The reality is beyond our realm into a prison we cannot comprehend. A place we can’t go.
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Mental Health Monday! (Shame)
Stress is powerful. My physical health suffered as a direct result of my emotional and mental collapse. I was sick. I dealt with blood pressure issues, stomach problems, migraines, aches and pains- ALL from fear and anxiety associated with an addiction I NEVER had!
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Their Addiction ~My Journey, “Don’t Die”
In hoping to help her brother, my daughter once told me, “Take him to the graveyard and force him to pick his plot. Because it’s either death, jail, or treatment.”
Lisa Wenninger and Authentic Truths 