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What I learned about the importance of shared experiences in traumatic grief support

Feb 3
4 min

What I learned about the importance of shared experiences in traumatic grief support

I’m one of the hundreds of thousands of North American mothers who grieve for a child lost to addiction, overdose, or drug poisoning. Our...

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Ali Rodriguez

Sep 1, 2021
3 min

Mamas and Squiggy

Growing up there was rarely a time when you would see my brother and I without one another. Mamas and Squiggy. If you saw Squiggy. Mamas...

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Naomi Vega

May 30, 2021
3 min

Angels among us

One day while I was working at the rehab facility, I was feeling very depressed...missing my son like there was no end in sight. I felt...

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Naomi Vega

Apr 14, 2021
4 min

Reminded that Everyone is NOT You

So it is a little bit over eight (8) months since you have been gone; and honestly, I haven't even been counting until today...I look at...

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Marisol Martinez-Mireles

Mar 24, 2021
4 min

Everyone has a story...

This is MY STORY My life has not been an easy one, born February 8, 1972. We ALL have a story to tell. I have been trying to figure out...

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Naomi Vega

Mar 15, 2021
2 min

The Greatest of These is...Love

I have all these epiphanic moments as I drive in silence to some destination or another. It is during the drives when I start to doubt...

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Renee Connor, Guest Contributor

Mar 10, 2021
6 min

Truly My Soul Waiteth

Once upon a time, is how I choose to start this story, because as a parent I believed when my child was born that she was the brightest,...

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Naomi Vega

Feb 9, 2021
1 min

Arizona Scheduled to Receive Over $13 Million in Opioid Settlement, if Approved by the Courts

This is a very important start for our cause; and truly it marks a point in time where we are moving forward. I am just curious how the...

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Naomi Vega

Feb 9, 2021
2 min

Reflection of Addiction...

Hope is When: You realize there is a second chance. Prayers are answer when you least expect it. You don't give up when you fail. Realize...

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Ali Rodriguez

Jan 30, 2021
2 min

Life's Lessons

Blog written by sibling sharing the impact of losing her brother to drug overdose.

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Naomi Vega

Jan 22, 2021
2 min

You are everywhere and yet...

As I wake up and fall asleep, I see you. Your amazing smile…that little “trouble-making” glint in your eyes…the sadness and pain that you...

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Naomi Vega

Jan 15, 2021
2 min

Candle Light Vigil - Kickoff

The Enlightening Hope Project was inspired by another project happening on the east coast that honors lives lost to opiate and drug...

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Naomi Vega

Jan 15, 2021
2 min

My Jerkinator

As I put one foot in front of the other…push through my daily tasks and place that smile on my face so that some light shines through…my...

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The Impact COVID 19 Pandemic has had on the National Overdose Crisis

Naomi Vega

Dec 29, 2020
2 min

The Impact COVID 19 Pandemic has had on the National Overdose Crisis

Like the pandemic rise, opioid overdoses have risen from 29% to over 40% from the beginning of the COVID crisis. I have been doing a lot...

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Naomi Vega

Dec 10, 2020
1 min

Golden Nuggets...

As I drive home, I stopped off for a few things we need at home. A young man, close to your age, was sitting out front in a thin long...

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Ali Rodriguez

Nov 29, 2020
3 min

See you again...

I wanted to say something about you the other day, but I just couldn’t. All the years I grew up without either parent I never worried too...

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Naomi Vega

Nov 24, 2020
3 min

Pink Polka-dotted Elephant

Every year, October 10th is recognized as World Mental Health Awareness Day. However, due to the current world climate, pandemic...

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Naomi Vega

Nov 24, 2020
1 min

Arizona Opioid Action Plan

opioid-action-plan-2019-2021.pdf (azdhs.gov)

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Ali Rodriguez

Nov 24, 2020
2 min

Today I saw you...

Today I saw you.. which I know isn’t possible because I know where you are. I saw you today yelling, “I woke up in the hospital! Let me...

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Naomi Vega

Nov 24, 2020
1 min

Arizona Overdose Statistics

Arizona: Opioid-Involved Deaths and Related Harms | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

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