Although I was raised on kielbasy and pierogies, I have many Irish-through-marriage relatives. One was my sweet Uncle Mickey McAndrew whose sensitivity planted a tender spot in my heart for the Irish. And there was the kind, nonjudgmental spirit of my mother-in-law,...

What is that saying? Do I set it forward or back one hour? Oh, yes, “Spring forward, fall back.” During my codependent marriage, my spring forward-fall back behavior shifted countless times from hope to despair and back again. You see, it always dependent on my...

It takes courage to separate the light of truth from the darkness of denial. Beginning today, Day One, will you join Jamie Lee and Colin Farrell in creating your own single greatest legacy for your family? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H7USw5lwWMw God spoke: “Light!”...

It was a great game. But today, the day after Super Bowl LVII - I have two questions for you . . . Did your team win? Did you make it to work today, National Football Hangover Day? I ask because according to the Globe Newswire, the Monday after the Big Game is one of...

Last month, Step 1 of the Life Recovery version of the 12 Steps took us through stormy, swilling, stirred-up emotions when we finally "admitted we were powerless over our problems and that our lives had become unmanageable." Today, we welcome the peace promised when...

Do you believe it's January 31 already? Just like that the thirty-one days of Dry January are over--but they don't have to be. You can challenge your willpower to another clean and sober day - one day at a time. Equally important, is for us codependents to continually...

Thank you Lois W, founder of Al-Anon for sharing your firsthand, hard-lived wisdom with others. Because of Lois Wilson, I have a better understanding of the need to admit and deal with my dysfunctional codependent behaviors. Incidentally, or not, Lois just happened to...

First three steps of Al-Anon in a nutshell – – – 1. I can’t.2. God Can.3. So let Him! 1. WE admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. WE came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. WE Made...

Tell me if you agree each of the original 12 steps is followed by engaging relatable quotes from Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the...

It all depends on how badly you want to convince yourself you can fix, control, and enable the love of your life. For healthy lovers, a significant other who has severe neediness issues is a “Relationship deal-breaker.” For some codependents, the needier person is a...