In 7 days I have gone from feeling ashamed because of what I am learning in AL-Anon and ACA to writing about it non-stop. I have not outlined any of the posts or given them much advance thought. The stuff is just flowing, and I am pleased with the body of work I created this…
The article, “Families First-Keys to Successful Family Functioning: Family Roles” explains roles in a healthy family system. “Family roles are the recurrent patterns of behavior by which individuals fulfill family functions and needs (Epstein, N. B. Bishop, D., Ryan, C., Miller, & Keitner, G. (1993) Individual members of families occupy certain roles such as…
As I have mentioned, many of my friends and acquaintances voted for Trump. I was unsure how to proceed in terms of healing. Eventually, I decided to let them show me if they are true friends by watching their reactions as I write about my pain, here and elsewhere. I am so fortunate that the…
I feel like a walking zombie this morning, but that is beside the point. Trump won, decisively. I don’t understand why people voted for him but he is our president-elect, and I intend to give him the benefit of the doubt. A chance. We all deserve that. If he can drain the swamp and clean…