Today is just about 2 months since I retired from Drug Court to devote myself full-time in my 2 Kodak offices. I am so happy to report the office has filled up quickly and I am enjoying helping a diverse group of amazing people find their way to serenity, peace and acceptance. I am so grateful I spent 7 long years in the halls of academia obtaining the degrees necessary to provide me with the tools to counsel. Such a blessing.
That being said, it has been a week of enormous loss in the lives of my clients and friends. Death of children (2 in 1 family), betrayals, disappointments, dealing with childhood wounds and the constant, ongoing nightmare of addiction to alcohol, pills and other drugs. I am teaming up with some other professionals in the community to look at help for the hard core addicts; the ones who can't seem to get it via traditional treatment and 12 step programs. It is new terrain for me but I have seen too many wonderful kids dragged back to jail because the just "could not stop using." The last conference I attended in Murfreesboro for the Association of Drug Court Professionals put me in touch with the work of Dr. Lloyd from the VA in Johnson City. His lecture opened my mind and I am exploring new alternatives for treatment for my clients. Contact me if you need assistance with this.
Today was a week, as I alluded to before, filled with tons of "life on life's terms." It can be hard. Sometimes I can only be with you and pass you the tissue box as my heart breaks with yours. There are not always answers for what happens in life. In those instances, I just try to climb down in that deep, dark pit my clients are in to support them and help them not feel so alone. We connect and reflect on LIFE and we think of the countless people who have come before us and weathered such intense storms. It is called being HUMAN. Whether we like it or not....life happens. Sometimes it hurts like a bitch!!!! Love you!
That being said, it has been a week of enormous loss in the lives of my clients and friends. Death of children (2 in 1 family), betrayals, disappointments, dealing with childhood wounds and the constant, ongoing nightmare of addiction to alcohol, pills and other drugs. I am teaming up with some other professionals in the community to look at help for the hard core addicts; the ones who can't seem to get it via traditional treatment and 12 step programs. It is new terrain for me but I have seen too many wonderful kids dragged back to jail because the just "could not stop using." The last conference I attended in Murfreesboro for the Association of Drug Court Professionals put me in touch with the work of Dr. Lloyd from the VA in Johnson City. His lecture opened my mind and I am exploring new alternatives for treatment for my clients. Contact me if you need assistance with this.
Today was a week, as I alluded to before, filled with tons of "life on life's terms." It can be hard. Sometimes I can only be with you and pass you the tissue box as my heart breaks with yours. There are not always answers for what happens in life. In those instances, I just try to climb down in that deep, dark pit my clients are in to support them and help them not feel so alone. We connect and reflect on LIFE and we think of the countless people who have come before us and weathered such intense storms. It is called being HUMAN. Whether we like it or not....life happens. Sometimes it hurts like a bitch!!!! Love you!