Apr 27, 2018 | #CelebrateRecovery, Changing Lives, Fundraising, Gala, Gratitude, Gratitude Gala, Heroes, Heroes In Recovery
Three weeks ago, 10,000 Beds, Inc. hosted our very first Gala. Who knew, right? We aren’t gala producers, we are a 501c3 nonprofit working to help addicts. But we had a Gala and we called it the Gratitude Gala. Several hundred people dressed to the nines and...
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...
Dec 29, 2016 | 501c3, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Ah Ha Moments, Changing Lives, donate, Goals, Heroes, Hope, Instilling Hope, Shine
Dear friends, As many of you know, I was a nonprofit consultant and professional speaker before launching 10,000 Beds, but chose to walk away from what was a very fun and even lucrative career when our family was hit again by the disease of addiction several years...
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...
Oct 9, 2016 | Addiction, Changing Lives, Instilling Hope, Jail, Mom, Parental Love, Parenting, Saving Lives, The Gray Mile
I loved the movie The Green Mile. It wrenched my heart, but I still loved it. The same cannot be said for a recent experience that I will ever remember as The Gray Mile: a long, empty, silent, seems-like-it-goes-forever, gray-painted, gray-floored, gray-door-lined...
Jun 10, 2016 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Changing Lives, Dad, Family, Instilling Hope, Mom, Parental Love, Parenting, Treatment
One of the assumptions about parents is that they have unconditional, limitless love for their children. And in many cases, this is true. HOWEVER, when it comes to addiction, a parent can reach their limit. Does this seem fair? We are all human. Parents are often in...
