The Top 3 Things We Wish Our Families Knew

I recently sat down with Corey Beaver in our free Facebook community to discuss the top 3 things we wish our families knew when we were active in our addictions. Corey is one of Tipping Point’s interventionists and case managers, and he’s also the Director of...

Who’s it all for?

A little over a year ago I went to a treatment facility and ran a discussion group for 60 men in a 12 Step program. One of the men there asked a GREAT question that is all too common. He asked, “If you teach my family about addiction and what recovery looks like,...

The Night He Died

I totaled my parents’ car while driving drunk. I was 19 years old. The party ended at 1:00 AM and I didn’t want it to end, so I talked two girls into going with me to New York from Framingham, MA. “The bars are open all night there”, I told them. They both fell...

How do you cope? For your loved one, it’s this…

I got a voicemail from someone named Lisa, and I asked her if I could share it. Here’s what she said in her message: “I just wanted to leave you a quick message. You are such an inspiration.  I just got into it with my partner. It was ugly. And I immediately just...

How I Hid My Addiction From My Loved Ones For Years

This memory recently showed up on my feed from 11 years ago. It was four months before I got sober, and what struck me when I looked at this picture was just how good I was at fooling anyone who cared about me about what I was really feeling inside.  Would you...

Why “No” from an addict doesn’t mean no

Why “No” From an Addict doesn’t mean No “No” from an active addict does not mean no.  Let me first say I was the kind of kid that would ask my mom something, she would say no, and I just didn’t take that answer. I would ask again,...