Lose Your Mind By Peter Marinelli So you want to think the drink or drug through? Or remember where you came from? Or keep it green? Or play the tape till the end? These are some of the one liner’s given to folks in order to help keep them sober and or clean for another day. Now I am sure they mean well when offering ... Read More
Families Suffer Too by Peter Marinelli
Many who come to Al-Anon/Alateen are in despair, feeling hopeless, unable to believe things can ever change. We want our lives to be different, but nothing we have done has brought about change. We all come to Al-Anon because we want and need help. In Al-Anon and Alateen, members share their experiences, strength, ... Read More
A Time To Heal by Peter Marinelli
A Time to Heal by Peter Marinelli January 23, 1974 I woke up to something I never thought would happen. My mom, who battled alcoholism and pill addiction, finally succeeded in taking her life. The finality of this was too much to comprehend when it happened. Albeit, she had made prior attempts, but when it really ... Read More
Loyalty, Commitment, Encouragement by Peter Marinelli
Next fall, when you see Geese heading south for the winter, flying along in a V formation, you might consider what science has discovered in regards to why they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in the V formation the whole flock adds at least ... Read More
So What Are You Waiting For? by Peter Marinelli
Why is it that so many folks who are not drinking or drugging are still in the grips of “untreated alcoholism?” Here is a consideration that I heard someone put so well: "Do we have an abnormal reaction to abstinence?" We become full of fear. We have trouble in personal relationships. We are a prey to misery and ... Read More
Angel At The Airport by Peter Marinelli
Recently while waiting with Marion, my better half, to board the plane on our trip to Stockholm, out of nowhere I became rather anxious. The voice in my head was yelling, “Oh my God you’re leaving home for a foreign country, oh my God, oh my God”. I looked over at Marion and I knew she was also feeling anxious. At ... Read More
A Thank You To All Dads on Father’s Day by Peter Marinelli
FHE Health would like to offer our love and appreciation to all Dads on this Father's Day! Enjoy this excerpt from Peter Marinelli, our Director of Sober Residences that highlights some of the amazing things that Dads are capable of doing. We thank all of you Dads for everything that you do! Thank you for all the ... Read More
So Grateful: An Account of Recovery by Peter Marinelli
Addiction can strike anyone. The disease does not discriminate. Each and every addict has a unique set of circumstances that leads them to recovery. Every addict has a story. Peter Marinelli, the Director of Sober Residences at FHE Health, shares the stroy of his fateful beginning to recovery from drug and alcohol ... Read More