Recovery is a long process. There can be four, five or more relapses before an addict gets clean. Parents get tired, disgusted and depressed. They lose faith in 'cures' and grow wary of treatments.

It is not a coincidence that you and your partner are together. You each have something to learn from one another …. The most important thing you can do to support your partner in his [or her] recovery is to show that you are truly supportive and on his [or her] side.

Compassion is the most powerful tool you can have when it comes to healing addictions of any kind. Put simply, what your partner needs most from you is compassion.

Human beings have a deep need to bond and form connections. If we can’t connect with each other, we will connect with whatever we can find … It is disconnection that drives addiction.

It's one thing if [the Conservatives] had four or five years to deal with it. It's another thing if you're a minority government -- a slim minority. Forget about bank executives -- I don't think you'll find a single analyst who'd be surprised.

This is not going to be easy folks, it's not going to be fast. Recovery is a slow, methodical process.