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Through my years working in addiction and mental health, I have witnessed the pain substance use can bring to individuals and families. I have listened to parents who cannot sleep, spouses who feel frightened and exhausted, and loved ones who wonder whether anything they do will help. I have also witnessed recovery, restored relationships, and renewed hope. Those experiences are why I continue this work. If you love someone who struggles with addiction, you may feel pulled be

I wear purple to honor my mother. My mom was a survivor of domestic violence. She endured so much, and her story is one of the reasons I became a social worker and therapist supporting women and men affected by abusive relationships. After 28 years of marriage, she left a profoundly abusive relationship. Her courage did not begin the day she left. It was there throughout the years she survived. Leaving meant confronting cultural and religious messages that told her to stay, a