Browsing the "addiction" Tag
Woman Interrupted: The Hidden History of a Doctor Silenced by Stigma and Sexism
October 27th, 2025 | by Bridey Thelen-Heidel
Although we are more apt to call addiction a disease these days, by and large, the medical establishment doesn’t really treat it like one
My Mother’s Poetry
November 14th, 2023 | by Rebecca Brenner
Twenty years ago, when my mother died from substance abuse disorder at the beginning of the opioid crisis, I inherited a Washington Apples box full of her unpublished poetry, journals, and short stories
Rejecting the Selfless Mother
November 9th, 2023 | by Megan Evans
I was nine months clean and sober when I got pregnant. In the naivete of early sobriety, I thought I had life figured out and was ready to share this wisdom with a child.
Tell Your “Truest Truth”: Carla Rachel Sameth Talks About ONE DAY ON THE GOLD LINE
October 13th, 2023 | by Manuela Gomez Rhine
"My hope is that this memoir offers some solace and solidarity"
We Met a Mom in Reno Just to Text and Cry
May 31st, 2022 | by Cheryl Klein
"Chantal tested positive for meth, so whether she knows it or not, she’s not going to be allowed to parent."
Difficult Mothering: An Interview with Author Judith R. Smith
March 24th, 2022 | by Jen Bryant
“When adult children get into a situation where they can no longer support themselves and/or have no place to live,