Celebrating Recovery – The Blog
The Road to Recovery – A Guest Post by Kollin James
The road to recovery. When encountering this phrase I immediately think of a road trip. Going from a place of origin to a place of destination. If our place of origin is Rock Bottom and our destination is Recovery Life, then a treatment center might be considered the...
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Triggers – A Guest Post by Kollin James
Triggers. It seems that every treatment center, every anonymous meeting, every counselor has addressed the issue of things that trigger addicts to use, pick up, pour a glass, light one up, or even eat. Maybe it’s not all about what triggers us to use or drink. What...
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When Lives Are At Stake
10,000 Beds was created to help individuals without resources who are seeking help for addiction. Over the past 4 years, our written mission of recovery has been redefined, expanded, focused, and edited. But over those same 4 years, our mission has never changed: we...
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Event Planning Is For The Birds
Honestly, I have the utmost respect for event planners. Event planners are detail-oriented, budget-focused and timeline-bound. Everything I am not. And yet....here I am planning our 2nd and 3rd 10,000 Beds Gratitude Galas, in Utah on October 27, 2018 and in California...
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Myopic Perspective
Myopic perspective. I don't know about you, but this is something I sometimes struggle with because I'm too close, I'm too involved, I'm too emotional. I'm too________(fill-in-the-blank). Myopic thinking - lack of discernment or long-rage perspective in thinking or...
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Conference Call Etiquette (or can you mute too much?)
Isn't that the way it works? You know what I mean: You're killing it! Your energy level is high, checkmarks abound on your to do list, and high fives are happening all around...and then that afternoon sluggishness sets in, exactly at the same time you are scheduled...
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There Was A Time
There was a time in the addiction treatment industry when marketing referrals were the status quo. This was before greed set in. But it was there, and it was real, and a lot of people want to forget that it was the norm. But that doesn't change reality. Perception may...
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Applications Closed: Honesty Is The Best Policy
When applying for a job, there's nothing more discouraging than the moment you see a sign reading "Applications Closed". Many of us have been there, done that...and we remember that sinking feeling of disappointment. Now imagine how an addict feels when they head to...
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A Job Well Done
We want to take a minute to thank several of our board members who have completed their terms with 10,000 Beds and are stepping down. We appreciate their time, commitment and service to 10,000 Beds over the past three years as we were finding our way. There's a time...
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Not Everything Is As It Appears
It was mid-term, seventh grade. I was in my home economics class and we had just finished ironing stencils on aprons. On that particular day we had a substitute. When the bell rang, the classroom emptied faster than I'd ever seen it, and before cleaning up the...
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