Many years ago, not long after I discovered that my daughter was addicted to heroin, I joined a support group for families of people with substance use disorder. I was desperately looking for ways to ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been married to a wonderful man for over 10 years, and during that time, I’ve grown to love his son as my own. My stepson, “Brian,” is now 28 and has struggled with drug addiction for ...

Dear Eric: My adult son “Aaron” has been using drugs (meth) for the past two years. Thankfully he has finally quit, but the drugs were replaced with alcohol. He turns to me for help constantly; ...

I have only been a mom for a year, so most of my career I’ve been telling clients, “I’m not a parent, but I have great ones…” Then I insert an appropriate parenting suggestion. Usually, this had to do ...

Gilbert's relationship with Rayya Elias began as a friendship but evolved into something more profound. Their bond intensified when Elias was diagnosed with terminal cancer, prompting Gilbert to leave ...