Mar 8, 2023 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, Choice, Choose Life, Courage, Faith, Family, Honesty, Hope, Life, Life After Addiction, Life Isn't Fair, Love, Loyalty, Time
Why do we always expect life to be fair? I wish it was. I think most of us try our best to live a fair and honest life, but we can’t control what’s happening around us, can we? As the mother of a son who has battled a substance use disorder for a decade, I...
Oct 14, 2021 | #changeperceptions, #ontheAIR4recovery, 10000 Beds, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, AA, Active Addiction, Addict, Addiction, Addiction Industry, Addiction recovery, Addiction Treatment, anxiety, Ask for help, authenticity, Be A Good Listener, Be Present, Behavioral Health, Blog, breathe, Changing Lives, Choose Life, Communication, Confidentiality, Counseling, Courage, Customer Service, effective leaders, effective leadership, emotion, emotional abuse, Emotions, ethical behavior, Honesty, how to be a better listener, human, Humility, Listen, listening, Mental Health, On The Air For Recovery, onebedonelife
Recently I received a request for help from a young person. They provided all the required information we need to award a scholarship, and ended their message with, “Thanx for the listen, Imma gonna die out here anyway, so if you can’t help, thx for...
Jun 5, 2021 | 10000 Beds, Addiction, Be Present, Honesty, Leader, Leadership, Professionalism, Witness
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...
May 22, 2021 | 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...
Nov 29, 2018 | Addiction, Emotions, Expectations, Forgiveness, Honesty, Humility, Personal Story, Reclaim Your Life, Relapse
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...
