I am running for San Francisco School Board in November and recently published my contact information on the Elections website. I was expecting folks to reach out to ask for my positions on some of the issues and they have :) Folks, I’m sure, are aware of last year’s heated…

A Recovery Coach I met at a conference promoting Multiple Pathways of Recovery, recently posted a (since deleted) link on FB to an article bemoaning the perceived “attacks” on AA. I’d have submitted a comment to the site but seriously doubt it would have been posted so I’ll leave my…

On a recent Nextdoor.com thread, an LA Daily News article calls out Mayor London Breed for encouraging service providers to increase client outreach asking them to be respectful of each other and of their neighborhoods; categorizing this as a refusal to “crack down on people using city as an outdoor…

A good friend just reposted an article on social media about 2 female, transgender high school athletes in Connecticut who won a race defeating a number of cis girls at a track meet. The article is published by a source infamous for its propensity to propagate fake news with a…

I wrote the bulk of this piece four moths ago and due to the heated politicization and subsequent polarization on the issues at the time, considered it too provocative to publish. My fear was that my words would get lost in the myriad hype articles used to further paint an untrue picture that overshadowed the impassioned and personal pieces written with the intent of increasing awareness and understanding. My feelings on the subject are tied directly to the use of terrible events to justify divisive behavior and to derail much of the progress we as a people have made to effect change in our society.

This is part two of a series concerning substance addiction and mental health. It stems from my personal recovery and ongoing experiences interacting with people looking for support, our peers in recovery, and professional care providers. Last week, I spoke at the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery conference on Multiple…

This is the introductory installation of a series concerning substance addiction and mental health. It stems from my personal recovery and ongoing experiences interacting with people looking for support, our peers in recovery, and professional care providers. I struggled with untreated mental health and substance addiction issues for many years…