What to Say and Not Say | Barbara Legere

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Nov 23, 20222 min read

The Empty Chair at the Table

Holidays can be an emotional reminder of loss. Thanksgiving and Christmas are two of the most difficult. If someone at your holiday...

Nov 3, 20223 min read

A phrase that hurts parents of addicts

I wrote this 11 years ago today: “I am grieving. I am grieving the loss of the years we lost to drugs, to the person he once was, to the...

Oct 13, 20225 min read

Drunks, tweakers and junkies…

Addiction: Disease or Choice, Part One Ask yourself this question honestly: Do you think addiction and alcoholism are a moral failing or...

Sep 30, 20213 min read

Suicide Awareness Month - Stigma

Stigma is any attitude, belief or behavior that discriminates against people There’s been a stigma toward substance abuse and mental...

May 27, 20215 min read

The Three Most Dangerous Words a Parent Can Say Part 2

Thank you to everyone who read last week’s post! It got more views than all the others combined. I’m so grateful, especially to those who...

Apr 2, 20213 min read

What to Say and Do for a Grieving Parent

April 2, 2021 Don’t Do/Say: I know how you feel It was their time There’s a reason for everything She/he was such a good person God...