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Vivienne Edwards
Vivienne Edwards Quick Facts
Main Areas: Support for Families of Drug Addicts; Drug Addiction; Teen Addiction; Parenting skills; Domestic Abuse; Terminal Illness, Home schooling.Best Sellers: The Dangers of Living with a Drug Addict, The Little Lamp, Adventure in Time,
Career Focus: Support for the Families of Drug Addicts. Author, Speaker, Business Owner
Affiliation: Angels on Wheels LLC (Owner)
I grew up in England, being born on the edge of London, and moving with the vagaries of my father’s jobs, all round England until we finally settled in Oxford. There I finished high school and did some college before working for the University of Oxford.
After I married and had two beautiful daughters, Michelle and Leonie, my husband and I realized that the economic climate in England at that time was making life more and more difficult. Thus, in the late seventies, we uprooted our family and moved to Detroit MI where my husband worked in the auto industry. After some years there, we moved to Minnesota and then finally to Oregon where I still live. Sadly my marriage ended in divorce, but my two daughters live close to me here in Oregon.
When I moved to Minnesota, I began homeschooling my daughters. I started a small homeschooling group, which developed into a large state wide organization, Minnesota Homeschool Alliance. I started a newsletter, got a conference up and running and gave workshops on various aspects of home schooling. I also provided support and coaching for new homeschooing parents and produced several booklets and many articles on the subject. For a time I was on the board of a national home school organization.
Abuse of any kind has always been a big issue with me, so after moving to Oregon I worked with a shelter for abused women and became a speaker for them.
After my divorce, I started my own business, Angels on Wheels LLC. which dealt with care for people who are terminally ill, allowing them to die in peace and dignity in their own surroundings. I also shared a house with a woman who I discovered was a heavy drug user. This led me to start a local drug education network which in turn developed into my current website.
On the lighter side, I am busy restoring my 100-year-old house. I re-wired the whole house myself, hung sheetrock, plastered ceilings, installed kitchen cabinets, laid tiled flooring, replaced windows, re-roofed the garage, did the plumbing, installed appliances….. the list goes on, but proved that women can do most things that have, up to now, been viewed as a man’s province. As my wonderful Father told me, work smarter not harder. I try and remember that when I become overwhelmed.
Namaste
Vivienne
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Vivienne Edwards
A mistake is just a gentle invitation to try again.
Every problem comes to you with a gift in it's hands. You accept the problem because you need the gift.
Getting Started With Vivienne Edwards
Drug abuse not only affects the user but causes chaos in the users family. The more severe the abuse, the more the family will be torn apart. I offer information and support for the families of drug users, and also for the user if they have the desire to get clean.
