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On May 7th, I celebrated 4 years of continuous sobriety. I can still recall when I relapsed within 48 hours of leaving my 3rd treatment for alcoholism. During the last few mornings of this particular relapse, I remember how I spent each morning on my hands and knees in front of the toilet vomiting followed…

‘Fear Became My Life’ In this article I discuss my 6 step plan to move through my fears one step at a time. Fear, doubt, and uncertainty controlled me and ultimately led me into alcoholism. In this article I discuss more about how these factors contributed to me becoming alcoholic and how I move through…

The plight of a single mother living in poverty. Here’s what the numbers say… According to the US 2020 Census there were 10.72 million single parent families with women representing over 80% of that number or approximately 8.58 million. Nearly a third of that number were living in poverty. So, how does a mother with…

On May 7th, I celebrated 3 years of continous sobriety. There were countless times over the years in the midst of severe alcoholism where I dreamed of staying sober for just one day. I remember when I received my termination letter from my former employer on July 4th, 2007. After reading this letter a couple…

We need a plan for the homeless in LA, yet we still do not have one… 2020 Homelessness in Los Angeles: We still don’t have a plan and here’s why: The homeless numbers for 2020 came out prior to the Covid-19 pandemic wave and the count reflected a double-digit increase for the second consecutive year.…

Homelessness in LA was up BEFORE Covid-19. It Will Get WORSE Until it Gets Better. Covid-19 and The Homeless Here’s what you may not know today… This year’s homeless numbers just came out, and it represents a double-digit increase (13%) for the second consecutive year. They estimate the homeless number to grow another 20% in California according…

People-Pleasing and Self-Blame Became Toxic for Me 5 reasons it’s different for me now… Looking back now, I realize that at a very young age my conditioning and coping became this: Making other people happy would equate to my happiness and personal emotional safety. Even if it meant sacrificing my own needs, the math seemed simple.…

I Achieved 2 Years Sobriety May 7, 2020. “You can do this, and you are loved more than you know.” — Steve Here is part of my story… On May 6th, 2018, I received a text message from my father asking me “How’s it going?”. I replied, “Not good”. He immediately called me to inquire about what was…

Single Mothers, Abuse and Homelessness — It’s much worse than you think… Unfortunately, too many people in this country still believe that homelessness is caused by laziness, lack of will power, and an inherent baseness that leads to corruption and evilness. The uninformed and the unconcerned believe that the homeless are the bums, the drug addicts, and the…

California’s Homeless are Dying, and Our Neighborhoods are Less Safe The failure of Proposition 47 in California. Proposition 47 or Prop 47 as it is known by many in California, was passed in 2014 by receiving 59.6% of the votes. Current Governor Gavin Newsome and George Gascon, the former San Francisco district attorney appointed by Newsome,…