Donna's Blog: Support for Families with Loved Ones in Addiction
Regulate to Recovery
The Essential Role of Emotional and Nervous System Awareness in Breaking Free from AddictionBy Donna Marston Addiction doesn’t begin in the bottle, the pill, the pipe, or the behavior. It...
Regulate to Recovery
The Essential Role of Emotional and Nervous System Awareness in Breaking Free from AddictionBy Donna Marston Addiction doesn’t begin in the bottle, the pill, the pipe, or the behavior. It...
The Porch Light
Finding Strength and Hope While Waiting in the DarkBy: Donna Marston For many parents of teens or adult children struggling with addiction, the porchlight becomes a symbol of hope, love,...
The Porch Light
Finding Strength and Hope While Waiting in the DarkBy: Donna Marston For many parents of teens or adult children struggling with addiction, the porchlight becomes a symbol of hope, love,...
When Loving Someone in Active Addiction Takes E...
When Loving Someone in Active Addiction Takes Everything Out of YouA gentle path from crisis to clarity—one step, one breath, one choice at a timeby Donna Marston When someone you...
When Loving Someone in Active Addiction Takes E...
When Loving Someone in Active Addiction Takes Everything Out of YouA gentle path from crisis to clarity—one step, one breath, one choice at a timeby Donna Marston When someone you...
Dead People Don’t Recover
Staying alive is the first step to recovery. Let’s talk about something that makes a lot of people uncomfortable — but needs to be said: I say this not to...
Dead People Don’t Recover
Staying alive is the first step to recovery. Let’s talk about something that makes a lot of people uncomfortable — but needs to be said: I say this not to...
If I Could Tell the Mom I Was When My Son Was i...
I see you. I see your pain. You wake up tired because even sleep isn’t restful when your nervous system is constantly bracing for the next disaster. You’re walking on...
If I Could Tell the Mom I Was When My Son Was i...
I see you. I see your pain. You wake up tired because even sleep isn’t restful when your nervous system is constantly bracing for the next disaster. You’re walking on...
Finding Strength in the Scars
My son's addiction was the most painful and defining experience of my life. The most difficult part was grieving a child who was still alive mourning the hopes and dreams...
Finding Strength in the Scars
My son's addiction was the most painful and defining experience of my life. The most difficult part was grieving a child who was still alive mourning the hopes and dreams...