Wesley is a freelance health and parenting writer whose work has appeared in Good Housekeeping, Adoptive Families, Family Fun, American Baby, etc. Her first co-authored book When Your Child Is Gay: What You Need To Know (Sterling) came out in 2016. Wesley is currently working on a second book, co-authored with a Boston addiction specialist, about losing a son to opiate abuse.
I witnessed my son's decline and felt helpless because I couldn't control his destructive behavior. As a parent, I'd lived my life protecting my child until I was pushed to the backseat when the disease of addiction took over. Read...