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Identifying the Signs of Drug Abuse in Teens & Young Adults: 1 Parent’s Journey to Recovery

Jul 2, 2018AOC Stories

It’s been over five years ago, now, that I was on a business trip in Washington, D.C. when I received a jarring phone call from my wife at home in Los Angeles. The second I heard the phone ring, I knew she wasn’t calling to say hello. After all, it was 4:25 a.m., Pacific Time. As it ...

Maria’s Sunday Paper: What I’m Thinking Ahead of This Fourth of July

Jul 1, 2018I've Been Thinking

The other morning when I sat down to meditate, my mind was bouncing all over the place and I struggled to access a place of calm. One second, I was thinking about my children. The next, I was thinking about the children who have been separated from their parents at the border. I could fee...