The Shatterproof Blog

This is what I know with certainty about my son Ryan.

Recovery is not just the absence of an addiction. It’s recovering and rediscovering the person inside.

Untreated injuries can lead to even more pain. 

In recovery, they teach you to just show up.

Addiction was like a roller coaster ride none of us wanted to be on.

He was the happiest he'd been in a long time. He wanted to live.

"I knew that with each overdose he suffered, it was one closer to him dying."

When I decided to do a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, it was only natural and fitting that I hike it to raise funds in Brady’s memory. 

Finding a new support team after losing my brother.

“If you don’t share who you really are with the people in your life, you’ll never get better.”

I’m sober, not boring.

Dr. Binetti started a nonopioid approach with patients. 

More than two-thirds of patients have leftover opioids after surgery.

It started with a phone call.

Why didn’t anyone talk with me about other options?