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About me

Gender	Female
Occupation	Therapist, counseling
Location	Longmont, Colorado, United States
Introduction	The purpose of my blog is to create an interactive forum for people to talk about the many issues faced by addicted families. Together, we can delve into topics both tragic and humorous. The journey begins here. Explanation: Please remember that the characters and families described in this blog are comprised of numerous characteristics and behaviors I have encountered throughout my work and in my own family. The examples I use in the stories above are not a description of you or your family. However, you may identify with a particular example you read about because the similarities are familiar to you. For suggested list of books please view my profile.
Interests	Indoor/outdoor gardening, aromatherapy, creative art in various mediums, writing, reading, watching movies, nature.
Favorite movies	Home Alone, Home Alone II, Home for the Holidays, Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Girl Interrupted, Erin Brockovitch, Grumpy Old Men I& II, The Birdcage, As Good As It Gets,Crash,When A Man Loves A Woman,Fried Green Tomatoes, High Crimes, Little Women,Monster's Ball, A River Runs Through It, Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, ThingsWer Lost in the Fire, Stop-Loss, Big Chill, Seven Pounds, Traffic, Hope Floats,
Favorite music	Ani DeFranco, Imogen Heap, Sting,
Favorite books	Here are some suggested books: Addict in the family. By Beverly Conyers ISBN: 978-1-56838-999-8, Beautiful boy. By David Sheff. ISBN: 0-618-68335-6, Boundaries: Where you end and I begin: How to recognize and create healthy boundaries. By Anne Katherine. ISBN: 1-56838-030-5, Codependent no more: How to stop controlling others and start caring for yourself. By Melody Beattie ISBN: 0-06-255446-8, Beyond codependency : And getting better all the time. By Melody Beattie ISBN: 0-06-255418-2, The language of letting go. By Melody Beattie ISBN: 0-89486-637-0 (Daily reader), Changing course: Healing from loss, abandonment and fear. By Claudia Black ISBN: 978-1-56838-799-4, Repeat after me. By Claudia Black ISBN:0-910223-22-X (Work book), How to break your addiction to a person: When and why love doesn’t work. By Howard Halpern. ISBN:0-553-26005-7, Necessary losses. The loves, illusions, dependencies and impossible expectations that all of us have to give up in order to grow. By Judith Viorst. ISBN:0-449-13206-4, Women who love too much: When you keep wishing and hoping he’ll change. By Robin Norwood ISBN:0-671-70862-7, Healing the shame that binds you. By John Bradshaw. ISBN: 0-932194-86-9, The dance of anger: A woman’s guide to changing the patterns of intimate relationships. By Harriet Golhor Lerner ISBN:0-06-091565-X, The dance of intimacy: A woman’s guide to courageous acts of change in key relationships. By Harriet G. Lerner. ISBN:0-06-091646-X, Loving what is: Four questions that can change your life. By Byron Katie. ISBN: 1-4000-4537-1, I need your love is that true: How to stop seeking love, approval, and appreciation and start finding then instead. By Byron Katie ISBN:0-307-34530-0, A thousand names for joy: Living in harmony with the way things are. By Byron Katie ISBN: 978-0-307-33923-2.