“What was your favorite decade or your favorite year?” Grace asked, as she, her boyfriend Justin, Gabri, and Karen and I sat at a picnic table last night, near the Willamette River in Portland. We had met for dinner together prior to an outside gig Justin was playing on trumpet with another good friend Stephanie,…
Month: August 2021
The Intervention
How many times have I helped others talk about the need for an intervention with a family member? It usually involves an addiction. Often it means carefully presenting to the needy party date and time examples of behaviors which are not working. The reason is for the individual to step out of denial, face the…