PAL Blog

Ten years ago my life was crumbling before my eyes. After some experimental usage of illicit substances I had come to embrace “better living through chemistry” to the fullest extent. While I found temporary relief in using substances to change the way I felt about literally everything in my lifeRead More

Over the past several months, I’ve faced several personal challenges that left me feeling remarkably depressed. Despite being fully vaccinated, I contracted Covid-19, and was stricken with the full gamut of symptomology associated with it. Headache, high fever, extreme fatigue, sore throat, congestion, and complete loss of taste and smellRead More

I have mentioned in previous blog posts that parents in crisis often act on what I perceive to be false beliefs. Some examples of this follow: they think they can control other people’s choices, can fix addiction in a loved one, that their child’s addiction is somehow their fault, thatRead More

Our son grew up in a loving supportive family and had what seems like a great childhood. We’ve been married for 30 years, he has an older and younger sister, we have a great golden retriever and live in an upper-middle class suburb of Chicago. Steve was a reserved young boyRead More