Mommy’s Little Juice Box

Mommy’s Little Juice Box

As we know, parenthood is not for the faint of heart. Between raising children, a busy career, financial pressures, aging parents, changing bodies, the stresses can be overwhelming. Throughout the years, mothers have managed stress in different ways. In 1960 the first...
Over 60? 3 Great Reasons to Stop Drinking Now

Over 60? 3 Great Reasons to Stop Drinking Now

I asked my dear and accomplished friend, Leslie Eckford, to guest write a blog post on some things to consider regarding alcohol and aging. Leslie is the co-author of Aging with Care: How to Hire and Manage Caregivers at Home (Rowman and Littlefield 2018) and...
Get Sober For Christmas

Get Sober For Christmas

One of the most moving themes I hear from my patients has to do with how different their lives are in sobriety at the holidays. A big, tattooed, talented father of two told us while we placed his long-acting naltrexone implant that the best thing about being clean was...