If you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would it be? I’d start building my business sooner. I was 38 when I started and lost twenty years!
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Take a bite out of it!
Some mornings the day looks like a whole meal you’re supposed to finish before lunch. The calls, the inbox, the list that grew overnight. You stare at it and wonder where to even start. Here’s what Sunday’s readings kept telling me: you don’t eat it all at once. You take a bite. Start at the kitchen table … Read more
Life in Recovery: Finding the Right Words
Recovery from addiction or alcoholism is filled with pivotal conversations – whether it’s opening up to a sponsor, making amends with a loved one, or even just asserting your own needs. It’s really difficult to find the right words in those important moments. I often leave a conversation kicking myself over everything I should have … Read more
Recommendations on Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services in the Essential
Page 1 of 10 Coalition for Whole Health Recommendations on Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services in the Essential Health Benefit Package In 2010, Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which will substantially expand health insurance coverage for Americans, largely through state health insurance Exchanges for individuals and small businesses, and … Read more
Million Dollar Ferrari Totalled!
Imagine this you are wealthy and you go to the Ferrari dealer and order yourself a Ferrari that runs you a mere $1,000,000! You wait the two years it takes to get your vehicle! You are so proud and excited to have this beauty! The “Law of Attraction” at work! You allow your daughter to … Read more
Life in Prison for 9th DUI
Round Rock Texas August 2010 Bobby Stovall a man convicted for the ninth time of DUI has been sentenced to life in prison. Stovall was arrested and charged with his ninth DUI for driving with a blood alcohol level of .32, which is four times the legal limit in Texas. Stovall crossed several lanes into … Read more
Four Loko, coke in a can!
A new energy drink called “Four Loko” has a 12-percent alcohol content and is loaded with caffeine and sugar. The beverage is classified an “Energy Drink” and comes in 24 ounce cans selling for less than $3. This is a potentially dangerous beverage and should be kept from children and teens. In the New York … Read more
Happy Memorial Day
Take the time today to reflect on what Memorial is for and then go have some fun. Surely we all recognize that having the first three day weekend of the summer is a great thing. The start of some warm weather for the Northerners, an extra day to hit the beach for the folks in … Read more
Our Addiction Directory
As part of our commitment to communication a service we offer for our friends and guests is an addiction directory. The directory is a listing for professionals from various genres and services that expand beyond addiction services. We ask people to post their information on our website so that our guests and visitors to our … Read more
What is the Cost of a Drug or Alcohol Rehab?
Price is only an issue in the absence of value. Hector LaMarque. When it comes to the cost of drug or alcohol rehab the value of recovery can not be measured in dollars and cents. Of course it is possible to quantify the value in terms of health issues, missed or lost employment, jail or … Read more