Listen to the 7-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video 90% of people with substance abuse problems began before age 18 (Center on Addiction). This fact demonstrates that there… Read More »What Teenagers Don’t Know Can Hurt Them
It sounded fun when my friend Kerry asked me to join him, so I casually replied, “Sure, why not?” But there were a lot of things I didn’t know at… Read More »Can We Trust Our Senses?
Listen to the 7-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video What causes addiction? Good question. In search of answers, people have wondered whether addiction could be: A by-product of… Read More »The Behaviors of Addiction and Recovery
The red numerals glared at me and mocked my desire to go back to sleep. Precious peace had mutated to disturbing dreams then wakeful worry. Thoughts—the bad ones—raced unchecked again:… Read More »The Promise of a Positive Identity
Listen to the 6-minute podcast version Watch a 1-minute introductory video Sometimes, teenagers take drugs. Maybe, even the teenager in your home. Therefore, it is important for parents to realize… Read More »Why Teenagers Take Drugs
How to Live Life With Purpose – Part 5 Can something that seems impossible be true? A paradox is a seemingly self-contradictory statement that may actually be true. Below are… Read More »Taking Steps With Purpose
How to Live a Life with Purpose – Part 4 There is some wonderful news that can make your life better. Starting today. It is an epiphany that changes… Read More »Living with Purpose Today
How to Live a Life with Purpose – Part 3 One of the biggest demonstrations of purpose in recent history started with a one-sentence statement in 1961. The Soviet… Read More »Finding Purpose in the Path
How to Live a Life with Purpose – Part 2 I shuffled barefoot into the massive lecture hall along with the 250 or so other lemmings and was content to… Read More »Finding Purpose is Easier Than You Think
I was shocked when I saw who walked onto the plane. No way this was a coincidence. We were at the gate at La Guardia, and I was tired and… Read More »How to Live a Life with Purpose