May 1, 2022 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, 10KBeds, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, Activity, Addiction, Addiction recovery, Ah Ha Moments, Alcohol, Be A Good Parent, Be Present, be the better person, Believe, Bouquet, Call Your Mom, Choose Life, Do it!, Drugs, Flowers, May Day
Do you remember when May Day was celebrated by delivering little bouquets of fresh cut flowers to your neighbors? No? Well, I’ve definitely dated myself, haven’t I? Ah well. I feel young! When I really was young (obviously centuries ago), my Mom would help...
Sep 18, 2017 | Be A Good Parent, Behavior, Call Your Mom, Cogitate, Communication, Darkness, Depression, Happy Birthday, Hope, Late, Light, Meditation, Parental Love, Tardiness
My biggest fault is being late. Often. Maybe always. Ten minutes is my sweet spot. Hours late has happened. And there was that one time I was weeks late. My sad truth. I blame my mother. She carried me nearly a month after my due date until I finally decided to burst...
Sep 12, 2017 | Addict, Addiction, Be A Good Parent, Change, Client Care, Client First, Counseling, Family, Friends, Get Over Yourself, Scholarship, Soccer, Treatment
In the addiction treatment industry, it’s not easy to forget who we are working for, we are reminded numerous times every day. We believe that in every decision we make the client must always be the first consideration. If only parents thought that way. When a...
Jun 28, 2017 | Addict, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Be A Good Parent, Believe, Change, Changing Lives, Courage, Death, Disease, Drugs, Epidemic, Heroes, Heroin, Hope, Mothers, Parental Responsibility, Recovery, Save A Life
I’ll be honest, it’s been a pleasure and a challenge. Pulling 16,000 lbs. behind your F350 cross-country isn’t always fun. We’ve developed a hatred for potholes in particular. But mostly, we hate heroin. And all addictive substances. And the...
Oct 14, 2016 | 12-Steps, Addict, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Arrest, Be A Good Parent, Believe, Changing Lives, Choice, Clean & Sober, Dad, Drugs, Get Sober, Goals, Hope, Jail, Judge, Miracle, Mom, Parental Love, Personal Story, Residential Treatment, Sober Life
First published on LinkedIn on 10/12/2016. He’s been clean and sober for 4 months now. He is reunited with his son. He is working and thriving…not through our 10,000 Beds scholarship program, but because of it. It’s been nearly a year since the call...
Sep 18, 2016 | Addiction, Be A Good Parent, Be A Good Spouse, Be Present, Employment, Family, Friends, Get Sober, Live Again, Remember, Respect, Self-Esteem, Self-Respect, Sober Life, Sober Living, Sobriety, Stop The Pain, Top 10
When you’ve come to that point in your drug- or alcohol-using life when you’re maybe thinking about getting clean and sober, ask yourself why it is that you really want to do this. While some of the following reasons may not apply to you, they are the top reasons for...
