Dear Solitude & Sanity
By Dr. Dara DeLeon • Rumble Contributor |
Dear solitude and sanity,
When distractions — and watchful angels — soothe grief
They say the weeks leading up to the anniversary of a loved one’s death are harder than the day itself.
I’d say that’s true.
Motherhood isn’t martyrdom
When I became a mom at age 29, I did all the things I was supposed to do, all the things society correlated with being a “good mother.”
Of meth and motherhood: Two stories of addiction, family and recovery
By Boyd Allsbrook • Contributing writer | Few issues raise as much political ire in Western North Carolina as that of the ongoing drug abuse epidemic. Debates rage over methadone, harm reduction and Substance Use Disorder-linked homelessness at most local government meetings. Everyone has an opinion on addiction and what to do about it. But too often a fundamental truth is missed — those experiencing addiction are importantly, individually, human.