Stages of Grief

Stages of Grief

I stumbled upon this Stages of Grief horseshoe the other day. I hadn’t seen it in years but instantly recognized it. I decided to look through it again. I remember the last time I had seen this, I in the “loneliness, depression, and re-entry troubles” stages. Yes,...
There is ALWAYS hope

There is ALWAYS hope

Having not set foot on the property for eight years, I wasn’t sure how I would feel going back to Hazelden, even though I knew this time would be for a happy reason. My brother Tom was tonight’s alumni guest speaker. As we pulled up that old familiar,...
The Cord

The Cord

When I think of my relationships with others I am close with, I often visualize a long cord that attaches to me and the other person together. Yet we are standing far away from each other. I think to myself “attached yet separate”. This helps me remember that the...