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...
Mar 14, 2019 | 10000 Beds, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, Addiction Industry, Challenges, OnTheRoad4Recovery, Trust
It’s true. We are being held hostage by Keystone RV. Five years ago, when I had an ah-ha moment and the idea for 10,000 Beds came to me, I was ecstatic, over-the-top pumped…it was something I really wanted to do to make a difference for people who were...
Sep 24, 2018 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, Addiction, Addiction recovery, Addiction Treatment, Changing Lives, Choose Life, Family, Hope, In Memoriam, Instilling Hope, Lives At Stake, Recovery
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...
Jun 19, 2018 | #CelebrateRecovery, #changeperceptions, 10000 Beds, Addiction Industry, Addiction Treatment, Client Care, Ethics, ethics done right, fast-lane leaders, fast-lane leadership, fastlane2success, Patient Brokering, Referrals, Rehab, Treatment
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....
Jun 6, 2018 | 10000 Beds, Application, Applications Closed, Effectiveness, Honesty, Leader, Leadership, Scholarship, Transparency
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...
