Donna's Blog: Support for Families with Loved Ones in Addiction

When Families Don’t Want Recovery
Sobriety can’t survive in a home that won’t changeBy Donna Marston When we talk about recovery, most of the focus is on the person coming out of active addiction. We...
When Families Don’t Want Recovery
Sobriety can’t survive in a home that won’t changeBy Donna Marston When we talk about recovery, most of the focus is on the person coming out of active addiction. We...

Unmasking The Pain
Finding freedom, forgiveness, and family renewal By: Donna Marston When I wrote my blog “The Walk of Shame Still Echoes,” I shared how it represents layers of my story, both the parts...
Unmasking The Pain
Finding freedom, forgiveness, and family renewal By: Donna Marston When I wrote my blog “The Walk of Shame Still Echoes,” I shared how it represents layers of my story, both the parts...

How Emotional Immaturity Hurts Families
Lessons from families impacted by addiction, and life in generalby Donna Marston “Emotional maturity isn’t just a nice idea, it’s the difference between connection and chaos in our families. How...
How Emotional Immaturity Hurts Families
Lessons from families impacted by addiction, and life in generalby Donna Marston “Emotional maturity isn’t just a nice idea, it’s the difference between connection and chaos in our families. How...

Addiction Masks the Missing Pieces
Behind every addiction is an untended woundBy Donna Marston Everywhere I look today, I see anger. It’s in the news, on social media, in families, and out on the street....
Addiction Masks the Missing Pieces
Behind every addiction is an untended woundBy Donna Marston Everywhere I look today, I see anger. It’s in the news, on social media, in families, and out on the street....

Stop Spinning on Your Addicted Loved One’s Hams...
How letting go of control turns survival into strengthby: Donna Marston “Some parents live in a storm they didn’t create, running tirelessly in a hamster wheel of their teen or...
Stop Spinning on Your Addicted Loved One’s Hams...
How letting go of control turns survival into strengthby: Donna Marston “Some parents live in a storm they didn’t create, running tirelessly in a hamster wheel of their teen or...

The Walk of Shame That Still Echoes
How One Little Girl’s Walk Shaped a Lifetime of HealingBy: Donna MarstonWhen I was nine years old, I stayed back in 3rd grade. At that age, it felt like the...
The Walk of Shame That Still Echoes
How One Little Girl’s Walk Shaped a Lifetime of HealingBy: Donna MarstonWhen I was nine years old, I stayed back in 3rd grade. At that age, it felt like the...