How to respond when offered a drink in recovery?
Ask Joe: How to respond when offered a drink in recovery? Q: “How does one respond to being offered a drink after beginning life in recovery?†Dear Joe, I’m brand new in recovery and I haven’t...
View ArticleThe Value of Consequences
The Value of Consequences: “People don’t learn from their mistakes, they learn from the consequences of their mistakes. Remove the consequences and you will have robbed them of a potentially valuable...
View ArticleAddiction: Disease or Moral Failing?
Addiction: Disease or Moral Failing? – by Chaplain Joe Herzanek “There is a battle going on for the mind—a tug-of-war, you might say.” – Author, Joe Herzanek, Why Don’t They Just Quit? Hope for...
View ArticleHelping Your Child after Rehab
Helping Your Child after Rehab When your child returns home after completing drug rehabilitation treatment, it can be a confusing time. While it’s understandable that you’ll be very excited,...
View ArticleJoe Herzanek at Boulder Bookstore!
Boulder Bookstore Event: Author and Boulder County Jail Chaplain Joe Herzanek will speak about and sign his new, multiple award-winning 2016 edition of "Why Don't They Just Quit? Hope for families...
View ArticleIntervention: Somebody . . . Stop Me!
Intervention: Somebody . . . Stop Me! ~by Joe Herzanek (with Judy Herzanek) “Somebody please stop me! My alcohol and drug use is killing me and I don’t want to stop. In fact, although I know my...
View ArticleDoes intervention have to be a surprise attack?
Ask Joe: Q: Does intervention have to be a surprise attack? A: No. Most people think of an intervention as a type of ambush, but it doesn’t have to happen like that. Just one person can conduct an...
View ArticleDaniel’s Story. A Mother’s Painful Lessons Learned.
It is hard to experience once again the pain of that time in my life. I do so—that I may remember more clearly the lessons I have learned and perhaps help someone else who may be facing this...
View ArticleLove the Addict, Not the Addiction
Recovery Thoughts #105 Love the Addict, Not the Addiction ~ Written and shared with permission by an Anonymous Mom...
View ArticleSiblings: The Forgotten Ones
Siblings often find themselves caught in the middle of the recovery process. In the story of the prodigal son, a father waits and watches expectantly for the return of his wayward child. The boy left...
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