September 22, 2017

I’m Not Broken: Modern Medicine

If modern medicine does one thing well, it’s making labels for human conditions. There are many new syndromes and diseases, many new pills and treatments. The […]
September 21, 2017

It Almost Cost Us Our Marriage

Anyone who ever said parenting is a full time job hit the nail right on the head. I always swore parenting wouldn’t be my full time […]
August 9, 2017

Two Years For a Life Worth Living

My experience here at the John Volken Academy (JVA) has been in many ways the hardest and best experience I have had. Before arriving, I was […]
June 21, 2017

Hope Floats Through Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is a scary thing. I remember sitting in class when as a kid and listening to the traumatic stories about what drug addiction did […]
March 6, 2017

Media and the Mirror

A young girl in her mid-teens stares at a mirror, a wounded look in her eyes as she dissects the reflection looking back at her. With […]
February 27, 2017

Adderall: The Addie effect

Adderall or “Addy” is a staple study drug for both high school and college students. When prescribed Adderall  it is used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder […]
February 16, 2017

Liquid Alcohol

How bicycle pumps and ball needles were introduced to drinking we may never know. But a new drinking trend, that doesn’t involve drinking, is getting people […]
February 10, 2017

What Our Country Needs Right Now is You

After an extremely contentious election season, filled with hostile words and news broadcasts that you may have had to turn off when kids were in the […]
October 26, 2016

Can Teen Alcoholism Start At Home?

You’re having a family party, and the wine is flowing. Your son is eager to be considered one of the “adults” and asks for his own […]