A Catalyst for Healing and Transformation
The rippling effects of substance use cannot be calculated but the evidence is clear. Family members and loved ones are challenged by the extensive physical, psychological, and spiritual chain reaction.
Few will acknowledge their need for help. Even fewer will seek counsel from their organizational leaders or professional directors and administrators.
Nancy Espuche wrote KardBoard House: My Life Altering Journey Through Lucas’ Addiction following the death of her son Lucas on December 19, 2016. As she encountered the lack of education and understanding in the workforce, enduring the growing stigma and shame, she became keenly aware of the limited availability of guidance, resources, and support in the professional world.
KardBoard House was written to offer the reader a personal view into the mind, heart and soul through Lucas' struggle. Its aim is to offer perspective, through Lucas and Nancy’s letters to one another, the power of addiction, the complexity of the human condition, and the reminder, despite all the love, that no one can chart the course of another's life no matter how hard they try.
BOOK DISCUSSIONS
Nancy Espuche eloquently shares the truth of her experience navigating her son’s substance use disorder to help individuals and organizations discover the value of compassion, and the importance of education and resources for those caught in the web of a loved one’s addiction.
SPEAKING
Through thoughtfully crafted experiences and masterfully delivered keynotes, Nancy Espuche brings critical attention to the challenge’s organizations of all types face when their members or employees are living with the crisis of a loved one’s substance use.
STRATEGIC TRAINING
Through acknowledging the rippling effects of substance use, Nancy Espuche works with individuals and organizations to incorporate practices and programming to facilitate healing and support those whose personal and professional lives have been disrupted by addiction.