08/22/2024
💜August is overdose awareness month. My friend Alison Burke-Watson asked me to read Return or the Hungry Ghost.
💜To become a caring society, we must remember that this crisis happens to all of us, not “those people.”
💜Our love for beautiful Celebrating the Beautiful Life of Carly Watson is still very raw.
💜I urge you to read or listen to this book to understand addiction better. My father attended weekly AA meetings and struggled up until the last two years of his life. It did affect how long he lived with all of us who loved him. It does not matter what your addiction is… it is sadly so misunderstood.
💜I am sending love to everyone who has lost a loved one from addiction.
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. In this timely and profoundly original book, best-selling writer and physician Gabor Maté looks at the epidemic of addictions in our society, tells us why we are so prone to them and what is needed to liberate ourselves from their hold on our emot...
