I am a 25-year-old newly married 5th-grade teacher. I listen to your show at lunchtime while I grade papers. ...I have two stories to share. The first is touching, the second is telling... More >>

I am a 25 year old newly married 5th grade teacher. I listen to your show at lunchtime while I grade papers. ...I have two stories to share. The first is touching, the second is telling. More >>

I am 1 of 11 children. My Dad was an alcoholic. I have seen things no child should see or live through. I learned from my experience.... MY NEW MOTTO... More >>

Speaking from my own experience regarding inheritance, in most cases you are better off leaving it to charity! My husband's parents left everything to his two sisters, both alcoholics. More >>

Both my parents were alcoholics. My father finally sobered up when the local sheriff gave him a choice between going to jail for fraud or to the state psychiatric facility for 6 months... More >>

Just because your parent is no longer an active alcoholic, that doesn't mean they have matured. In this week's video, Trisha wants to know what to do with all her pent-up anger toward her mother who continues to be a troublemaker. More >>

My mom's been an alcoholic for 30 years and is 3 times divorced. Dad was good, but absent after they divorced when I was 2 - he supported me financially, but I saw him like 6 times per year. More >>

This week, I had an opportunity to do the right thing with my nephew who has been living with us for the past 21 months. More >>

I am a 25 year old newly married 5th grade teacher. I listen to your show at lunchtime while I grade papers. ...I have two stories to share. The first is touching, the second is telling. More >>

I began drinking at age 15. Mom would buy booze for me and my friends to have parties at our house while my dad was at work. I wasn't drinking every day -- just at parties. I graduated high school, and went to work at a bank. More >>