Oh My God Life

Giving up is always an option. But why give up when continuing to try is also an option?! When I’m feeling discouraged, I can take a break to regroup. I can reach out and ask for help from people who have knowledge and experience that I don’t. I can turn within and ask Spirit for guidance. Then, refueled and recentered, I can start again.

What do you do when you have information about someone, but they don’t know that you know?

That’s the dilemma of this Dear Meli reader. They have a cousin who was clean and sober. And now the cousin has gone out. At least, that’s what the reader was told.

Now they’re not sure what to do with the information. Do they confront their cousin? Keep quiet? What?

In response, Melissa shares:

1. Meli’s recommendation about confrontation – or not
2. The role of shame in a situation like this
3. Interventions that may be effective

Click below to read Meli's full response...

Do I Confront My Cousin About Her Drug Use? - OhMyGod Life! Dear Meli, I have a cousin who I’m close with. We’re only a month apart in age and we grew up going to the same school. We also share something else – sobriety. At least, we did. I heard from my sister a few months ago that my cousin has started using again. I’m not […]