Banana Bread and a Grandmother’s Unconditional Love I woke up early one morning, just before Christmas, thinking of my Grandmother Gopoian, which I often do. My grandmother was an…
2025: Focus Forward with Us! Here we are, two months into 2025 already. Wow, time flies faster with each passing year! We recently completed the recruitment of a brand…
Recovery is Possible I am so very proud to say I am 29 years in! I deserve to be proud – recovery is really hard sometimes. I am not…
This Time… Upon learning about two more young people overdosing and dying during these past couple of weeks, I feel gut-punched and devastated…two more people from two more families.…
Stepping Out of Our Comfort Zones Certain situations can make us all feel awkward or anxious. Stepping out of my comfort zone and into new territory is daunting for me…
Co-Existence or Co-Creation? As I think back over the past 38 issues of The TriCircle Connection, I ponder how many times we have talked about how we can be…
The Story Behind the Story: Responses to Stress, Trauma, and Unhealed Wounds Most people who have been affected by the disease of addiction have, at one time or another, asked…
The Holiday Roller Coaster For many people, this time of year is all about the love of family and friends, festivities, joyful gatherings and the spirit of giving. For…
Witnessing Beauty in Chaos We are all familiar with the phrase collateral damage. It is often used in reference to war and refers to injury inflicted on something other than…
The Many Faces of Vulnerability Vulnerability is a word we use in so many different contexts. We can be physically, emotionally, socially, economically or environmentally vulnerable. We are constantly…
Why are we Hyper-Focused on Grades? When we consider the concept of success, we seem to immediately gravitate toward the tools we have developed over the years to assess…
It’s All About Perspective When we consider the disease of addiction, many things come to mind. Decidedly, our individual perspectives are deeply dependent on our vantage points. Where do…
Gratitude, Humility, and Awe To stand in awe is truly an amazing experience. It instills a sense of peace, wonder and reverence and creates in us a desire to…
Why Is Hope So Important? Hope is defined as: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. a feeling of trust. a sense that one…
Finding Balance During Change Getting in balance is not so much about adopting new strategies to change your behaviors, as it is about realigning yourself in all of your…
Intention, Intuition, Inspiration, and Ideas! I have often wondered where inspiration comes from. We are inspired to act in so many ways each day. Sometimes, it is the subtlest…
Loneliness and Isolation Provide a Playground for the Disease In recovery, we often find a sense of loneliness and isolation blowing up our barometers as we attempt to navigate…
The Benefits of Exercise for SUD and Mental Health Wellness Personally, if you were to go back in my story, prior to finding recovery on July 13th, 1995, I…
Giving Back, Selfless Service and the Joy of Sharing! Recently, while I was preparing to write “The Gratitude List” for the day, I looked at the glossary from one…
Look Back, But Don’t Stare… When I got up one morning, two days before Christmas, I was thinking of my Grandmother Gopoian. My grandmother was an amazing woman who…
The Gratitude List When we talk about gratitude, often two words come to mind – Thank You. I believe appreciating the people in our lives is key to inspiration.…
There is Hope When a desperate family member joins one of our Hope & Support Groups to ask the question, “Where is the hope in all of this?”, we…
Celebrate the Good I have always considered gratitude to be an action word. I stand in awe and appreciation of things great and small. Whether it is a global…