Doc Park's Brutal Optimist Podcast

"I can't go on like this any longer.  I'll be dead in two months if I don't do something now!" She was at the end of her rope.  Her struggle with addiction, the loss of relationships, and the destruction of her soul was too much to handle any more. She made it to my office.  So that's a start. She wasn't looking for a miracle.  Just a little hope.  That light in the darkness. She just needed someone to tell her that she could make it through this. She needed to believe that she could be a mom again.  That the disappointments and hurts could fade.  That the lies told could be forgotten. Now some of you may not know this but I am a family doctor.  I treat normal things like diabetes, depression, and back pain.  But I also have a special interest in treating alcohol and drug addiction.  Hopefully your story won't be as extreme as the one above.  But there is something we can all learn from people that have had to completely turn their life around for the better. The idea that you can't change is a lie.  A