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Documentary / Just keep swimming!
It’s been just over two years since our family was in the struggle for our kids lives. For over six years with our two kids in active addiction, there were over twenty treatment stints, relapses, ER visits, car accidents, overdoses and even periods of homelessness. So much of that time was gnarly. But there were also times where we could see a glimmer of hope - sobriety, clarity - but then, hope would slip away as quickly as it appeared. The journey was exhausting, discouragi
Lisa Poggi
Oct 273 min read


Reflections on my journey through my son's substance use and mental illness
A Mom's Journey Key reflections: Much of this may seem obvious but took me years to truly understand and accept. · My being happy...
Lisa Poggi
Oct 63 min read


Megan's Story
Megan and Ravi Addiction was my adversary in my marriage. I loved a man with alcoholism. I was in a tug of war with a disease for sixteen...
Lisa Poggi
Sep 134 min read


A Family Story
"There are so many of us." Choosing Hope, and the documentary Denied are much more than passion projects for me. I jokingly told a...
Lisa Poggi
Aug 146 min read


Welcome to Choosing Hope: A Home for Parents on the Frontlines of Addiction
Parents need recovery too. If you've found your way here, chances are your heart's been broken--and stretched--by someone you love. Maybe...
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Jul 291 min read
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