Women
Women
Let’s take a closer look at articles about (and for) women dealing with addiction or dealing with someone close to them suffering from addiction.
Articles About Women
Navigating Addiction, Divorce, and Family Healing: Finding the Way Forward
In the United States, the current divorce rate is approximately 45%. However, data shows that more than 7% of divorces occur due to substance abuse issues. When a loved one suffers from substance abuse or addiction, it can be very challenging to know how to...
Are You Guilty Of Therapy Speak?
Some parts below are excerpted from health.com June 2023 In recent years, conversations about mental health have thrived on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. In turn, phrases previously used mostly in psychiatrists’ and psychologists’...
The Pig Butchering Scam (here we go again)
In the last few weeks I have sadly received 3 calls a week about a loved one being scammed and losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, alienating family and not being able to discern that the reach out is not real rather a most clever ploy to pull at one's...
What Do Bows And Arrows Have To Do With Resiliency?Â
Those of you who know my story know that I was born on a fault line of trauma, sudden death, mental health and folks swirling around me who drown their sorrows in alcohol. My introduction to suicide was jarring! Here I was a chubby, freckle-faced third grader trying...
“You’ve Got a Friend” – The Power of Friendship in an Intervention
So, I have been thinking about how my life is blessed. Every once in a while I get to witness how absolutely magnificent friends can be especially when they courageously show up for their best friend whose in need of help. And I smile and sing to myself with warmth...
 9 Signs You Have a Toxic Friendship
Not all friendships are wonderful. Here are 9 signs that this is not a friendship for you. The friendship doesn’t feel right. Trust your gut. Something feels uncomfortable in the relationship. It feels awkward when you think about them or talk to them. Their...
What is it that you wanted most as a child and didn’t get?Â
In this edition we are going to take a look at the many facets of what it's like to have grown up in a family with mental health, substance abuse, and trauma. In my experience, everyone has a story that is worthwhile to hear, and we often learn from each other's...
You’ve Got A Friend
When Carole King wrote, the world-famous song "You Got a Friend", she was certainly bright and intuitive. Science says making new friends is food for your health and as I am learning, it is never too late to do so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAR_Ff5A8Rk When we...
Is Retirement Right For Everyone?
Invariably someone asks me when I am going to retire. I sometimes wonder why they ask me that question. Do I look and talk too old to work, are they wondering about their own work life, am I outdated? I often shrug my shoulder’s look around and fiercely announce: I am...
Additional Resources For Women
Falling Up: A Memoir of Renewal
Louise Stanger
Learn To Thrive
Louise Stanger
Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence
Alexandra Katehakis & Tom Bliss
Making Advances
Marnie C. Ferree