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...
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,...
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...
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...
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 “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,...
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