Mar 15, 2020 | 12-Steps, Addiction, Al-Anon, American Addiction Foundation, Co-Dependents Anonymous, CoDA, Codependency, Enabling, Meetings
Codependency: Are You Helping Your Loved One Stay Sick? Loved ones of an addicted individual are usually the ones who make the initial contact to a treatment centers or an interventionist. They know that the person they love has a substance abuse disorder, and they...
Dec 19, 2019 | #CelebrateRecovery, Addiction, holiday, holiday cheer, kindness
The holidays are a stressful time for all of us, but more so for people in recovery from a substance use disorder, as well as the many battling depression (often without us being aware). Your time and support during this holiday time is critically important to your...
Aug 27, 2019 | #CelebrateRecovery, #changeperceptions, 10000 Beds, 10000 Beds Scholarship Program, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, Addiction Treatment, Hope, Treatment
Our 10,000 Beds scholarship applicants cannot be described any other way…they are gracious and grateful. And desperate for help. All are fighting a battle with addiction, all are looking to us for help, for hope, for a scholarship. All are on our radar. We love...
Mar 20, 2019 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, BigBlue, Camping World, Social Media
You may remember that we’ve been beyond frustrated with the service at Camping World on our 2017 Keystone Montana 3730 FL fifth wheel – affectionately known around the country as “Big Blue.” You may remember that we have been fighting for...
Mar 19, 2019 | 10000 Beds, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, AA, Addict, Addiction, Addiction Industry, Addiction recovery, Al-Anon, Arrogance, Believe, Enable, NA, Ostracism, Punitive, Support
WARNING: SOAPBOX MOMENT I am so tired of ignorant people – friends, family, colleagues – who believe ostracism and extreme punitive behavior is the appropriate response to someone who has battled addiction and is in recovery. I am so tired of arrogant...
