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On love and healing intergenerational trauma

Moon Child

BY James Mills

Three generations of women tell the story of Vina Schmitt, self-proclaimed “Moon Child,” while exploring issues of addiction, trauma, mental health, love, and acceptance....READ MORE

Three generations of women tell the story of Vina Schmitt, self-proclaimed “...

Tags: Addiction, Drug Addiction, Family
Excerpt:
“...control from addiction. At the age of twelve, Mills...”
On Acknowledging All Parts Of Yourself

Why I'll Never Be "Cured" Of Mental Illness

BY Susie Garrard

Sitting across from me at a slightly bizarre Lebanese restaurant, surrounded by intermittent belly dancers soliciting patrons to get up and dance, Daniel told me how he was an...READ MORE

Sitting across from me at a slightly bizarre Lebanese restaurant, surrounded...

Excerpt:
“...alcoholic and a drug addict. It was our first date...”
On Xanax Withdrawals & Suicidal Thoughts

Room 101

BY Patrick Tobin

Five years ago, I was addicted to Xanax. It was like, one day I was popping the occasional .25 mg tablet to take the edge off and before I knew it I was taking twenty times...READ MORE

Five years ago, I was addicted to Xanax. It was like, one day I was popping ...

Tags: Addiction, Antidepressants, Anxiety, Marriage
Excerpt:
“...years ago, I was addicted to Xanax. It was like...”
ON HEALING TRAUMA THROUGH THE POWER OF STORY

An Interview with the Director of "Moon Child"

BY Robyn Carey Sanyal

When Director James Mills first began his short documentary film, “Moon Child,” his intention was not to showcase his family’s eccentricities, but rather to explore his relati...READ MORE

When Director James Mills first began his short documentary film, “Moon Chil...

Excerpt:
“...control from addiction. At the age of twelve, Mills...”
On living with Trichotillomania

Picking My Battle

BY Jessica Defino

It starts with a pain so sharp and slight, it might not even be real. Then the pain builds, as if it has its own personal volume knob, until it’s screaming at me: aching, thro...READ MORE

It starts with a pain so sharp and slight, it might not even be real. Then t...

Excerpt:
“...mania” meaning obsession or addiction. And it is like...”
On Recovery For Veterans

Showing Up

BY E. Darcy

I stopped drinking in Seattle when I was twenty-two. I went to a young people’s gathering, and the people sitting around the table were my age or younger...READ MORE

I stopped drinking in Seattle when I was twenty-two. I went to a young peopl...

Tags: Addiction, Community, Veterans
On Compact Discs & Saying Goodbye

The Scratch On My Favorite Album

BY Andrew J. Barstow

As a teenager, I was an addict. I did not belong to alcohol, drugs or even sex. My captor was mundane, but gripped me nonetheless. My obsession was music...READ MORE

As a teenager, I was an addict. I did not belong to alcohol, drugs or even s...

Tags: Addiction, Art, Identity
Excerpt:
“...teenager, I was an addict. I did not belong...”
On Reparenting Your Inner Child With Love

Spiritual Reparenting

BY Tara Brach

When we are not sufficiently nurtured in childhood, we are inclined toward anxiety, depression, addiction and other forms of suffering. In a deep way, we do not feel at home w...READ MORE

When we are not sufficiently nurtured in childhood, we are inclined toward a...

Excerpt:
“...inclined toward anxiety, depression, addiction and other forms of suffering...”
On Cultivating Connection Through Music

Getting Intimate with Simrit Kaur

BY Test Fraser

Who better to interview for our month of INTIMACY than Simrit Kaur, the world-meets-pop musician whose ability to get vulnerable on stage with her audience supersedes the defi...READ MORE

Who better to interview for our month of INTIMACY than Simrit Kaur, the worl...

Excerpt:
“...imbalances, pain relief, and addiction. In your opinion, what...”
On Cultivating Compassion Through Tonglen

Transforming the Heart of Suffering

BY Pema Chödrön

In particular, to care about other people who are fearful, angry, jealous, overpowered by addictions of all kinds, arrogant, proud, miserly, selfish, mean—you name it—to have ...READ MORE

In particular, to care about other people who are fearful, angry, jealous, o...

Excerpt:
“...angry, jealous, overpowered by addictions of all kinds, arrogant, proud...”
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