First Step Consultation – Brian Farr M.S. in Ed., C.A.S.A.C.

As Father’s Day approaches, I am in the bittersweet position of missing my own dad who died nearly 20 years ago, while at the same time being extremely grateful for all I learned from him and from many other men of distinction that have been placed in my life through these years. I owe much […]

I believe that the best moms are the ones that want to have fun with their children, especially in those fleeting years when the kids are young, and the summers seem long. My mother really knew how to rock the summers when we grew up, and I never really appreciated this until I became a […]

  We just wanted some ice cream cones. My family had been to this particular store on our last vacation and we were all looking forward to returning. There are very few foods and even fewer beverages of which I can honestly call myself a connoisseur, but ice cream is the exception to this rule. […]

You won’t be receiving our annual Christmas/non-specific politically correct holiday card sent with love from The Farr Family this year. But it doesn’t mean we don’t love you. And it doesn’t mean we’re getting divorced or going through such a rough time in our lives that we couldn’t muster up enough strength to send out […]

  October 24th of this year marks 15 years of marriage to my wife “and 24 years since we first met”! Although our lives are wonderfully hectic right now, I wanted to take a moment and name the first 15 things that come to mind about why I love Suzanne Kellett Farr, and why I […]

  The first time I saw him perform it was clear that there was something wrong with him. And that was why I could not stop watching. Because there was something wrong with me as well, and this guy immediately struck me as a familiar, frantic soul. It was like his words could barely keep […]

I really enjoy some of the writing and ironic humor in The Simpsons. One of my favorite episodes is from Season 11 and is titled “Days of Wine and D’oh’ses”. It focuses on Barney Gumble, who is well-known for his blatant abuse of alcohol on the show, and how he has decided to quit drinking […]

Here’s an activity I do with young people who are in treatment for abusing substances: Write down all of the words you can think of that have to do with being under the influence of a substance : “being messed up, tipsy, drunk, high, etc..” Take your time and write down any you can think […]

  One of my favorite teachers in 7th grade used to jokingly gauge the difficulty of our tests by the number of Martinis we would need to drink after taking the test to recover from the mental effort required. He would refer to the hardest challenges as “3 Martini Tests” and most of the students […]

My father and I stood before the door of the small, run down trailer and I could feel my heart beating faster in my chest as my fists slowly clenched and unclenched. He walked up and knocked on the door, and I moved up, standing behind him, looking over his shoulder, and noticing for the […]