It is helpful to break down this journey into stages to remind ourselves that there is movement and forward propulsion in this illness.

"In the same way that addiction is a family disease, so is the trauma it brings." When we spin through our history with our child, we...

Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark holiday to some, but eight years ago it took on a new meaning for me. Love In The Trenches co-founder Shawn...

After eight years of sobriety, a son relapses and a mother does all that she can to save his life. Love in the Trenches CoFounder Kelly...

I spent so many hours of the day pretending to be someone else, I had no practice being my true self; I didn’t even know who that was.

Alex’s addiction grabbed him with all its might when he was 19 years old. He hated his addiction. He hated the grip it had over his life .

Alex’s final relapse came after 2 ½ years in recovery when he was killed by a toxic fentanyl overdose.

The pain and the sludging through the days and months are familiar to our support group members, but Jennie's writing adds perspective.

Gender bias is a real thing. There is the so-called “pink tax” in which products marketed to women tend to be more expensive than nearly...

Back in 2012 when my son was actively struggling in his addiction, I simply couldn’t understand how he—my white, middleclass, educated...

I could hardly wait to see him. It was a beautiful sunny Florida morning in early March of 2019, the temperature was a balmy 79 degrees. ...

As we look forward to 2021, we also look back on 2020 and the formidable challenges we have all been forced to face. In spite of those...

Understanding the Neurobiology of Parenting and Addiction Heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines, opioids—addictive substances that destroy...

So, you finally got your daughter into her first recovery program and last night you slept for the first time in months, maybe years. Or...

When our children go into a recovery center, we find ourselves hanging on every word the staff—therapists and counselors alike—has to say...