I snore. A lot. You may wonder how I know this since people are asleep when they snore. Three pieces of strong circumstantial evidence: 1. My snoring wakes up my wife, which compels her to repeatedly "comment" (Michael!) on my snoring and to "encourage" (shoulder grab
Following my 3 month sojourn (chronicled in Part 1) to Hazelden Treatment Center in 2012, and having retired from my clinical and academic practice at the University of Minnesota, I became a househusband. New job, new identity, new world. I took over the entire enterprise. I cooked all meals and
Key Takeaways 1. There are three roles in the drama triangle game: Victim - "Poor me," Persecutor - "It's your fault," and the Rescuer - "Let me help you." 2. We all play these roles in various conflicts, but depending on our
On Sunday, March 4th, 2012, I found myself in the front passenger seat of my just-leased black Audi A6 with 3 of my 6 children on a drive north of Minneapolis to a destination not of my liking: Hazelden drug rehab center in Center City, Minnesota. I had finally raised