Blog

Bill Williams with his son William Recently, I was discussing the substance use epidemic with a friend who works in addiction advocacy. We were talking about the obstacles, hurdles, and pitfalls my son William encountered in his struggle with and eventual death from heroin.  In a flippant moment, I described his experience and that of many like him as a game of “Chutes and Ladders” where the board only contained chutes. That remark is, in fact, my dismal assessment of the pos

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

A Mom's Journey Key reflections: Much of this may seem obvious but took me years to truly understand and accept. ·      My being happy...

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...

"There are so many of us." Choosing Hope, and the documentary Denied are much more than passion projects for me. I jokingly told a...

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...