Leslie Glass became a recovery advocate and co-founder of Reach Out Recovery in 2011, encouraged by her daughter Lindsey who had struggled with substances as a teen and young adult. Learning how to manage the family disease of addiction with no roadmap to follow inspired the mother and daughter to create Reach Out Recovery's website to help others experiencing the same life-threatening problems. Together they produced the the 2016 ASAM Media Award winning documentary, The Secret World of Recovery, and the teen prevention documentary, The Silent Majority, distributed by American Public Television. In her career, Leslie has worked in advertising, publishing, and magazines as a writer of both fiction and non fiction. She is the author of 9 bestselling crime novels, featuring NYPD Dt.Sgt. April Woo. Leslie has has served as a Public Member of the Middle States Commission of Higher Education and as a Trustee of the New York City Police Foundation. For from 1990 to 2017, Leslie was the Trustee of the Leslie Glass Foundation. Leslie is a proud member of Rotary International.
Sometimes Abuse Becomes So Normal We Don’t Even Know It’s Happening Know this, if you are in an abusive relationship, there is no shame in that and it happens to many people. The main question is, are you safe and are you aware of all the abuse taking place? See, abuse can be confusing. It’s […]
Recovery Coloring Book For Kids Who Need Help And Hope This recovery coloring book for children will give kids reassurance that they will be all right. I created this coloring book for kids facing unimaginable trauma because having hope and believing you can be okay in the future no matter what’s happening now is the […]
10% Of Adult Americans Say They Are In Some Form Of Recovery According to DrugFree.org 10% of Americans are in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse and addiction, and that is only what is reported. There are many more out there. So, this is why your business should become recovery friendly. Now, ask yourself if […]
Feeling Sorry For Yourself Doesn’t Help Feeling sorry for yourself can lead to all kinds of woes. It can lead to substance use and relationship difficulties. In short, it becomes a bad habit you might want to break. When I was growing up my father kept a ledger in his head of what I cost: […]
Unresolved Grief Makes Mourning And Moping A Habit Do you know what unresolved grief is? I never thought about why my heart broke into a million pieces regularly over a death that occurred decades ago or what made me consistently sad. Now, I’m in the moment and don’t feel overwhelmed by sadness from the past. […]
Enabling Adult Children Drove Me Crazy For Years This is the time of the year when enabling adult children can be the most difficult for parents. Your children can guilt you over grandchildren’s needs and not having enough funds to support them. They can keep grandchildren from you and refuse to be with you over […]
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