Standing Strong: Resiliency in Traumatic Times

Standing Strong: Resiliency in Traumatic Times

We’re so busy with our lives and what goes on around us that when events happen somewhere else, they are somewhere else. When I heard about what happened in Paris last Friday night, I was devastated. As a performer, I couldn’t believe that concert venues and pizzerias were now terrorist targets. I performed in Paris back in ‘06 and would have never dreamed of this. I also have family in the Paris area and contacted them straight away. Fortunately, all were safe. It was kind of a confusing weekend with all of this…continue reading →
It Doesn’t Affect Me: The Long & Short of Drug and Alcohol Use

It Doesn’t Affect Me: The Long & Short of Drug and Alcohol Use

It happens over and over again. People use substances “recreationally” on a consistent basis and believe that it does not affect them. Just yesterday, I had someone who has been smoking marijuana for the past sixteen years beginning in her teens. She stated that everyone else thought that it was a problem for her, but she did not. A little further into the session, she cited that she has been trying to stop since last June (five months now). She has multiple mental health issues that she had been soothing with her marijuana…continue reading →
Impulse to My Addiction

Impulse to My Addiction

It's been five years since Daniel's Debut EP. I helped keep the bottom together, or did it help keep me together? Ha ha! It's a beautiful life! THiS ReCoVeRY LiFEcontinue reading →