Spotlight on FACEing Mental Illness Podcast
FACEing Mental Illness, a podcast and article series by award-winning journalist Carrie Seidman, is my favorite way to learn about interesting people who have lived experience with mental illness. Did you know that 50% of Americans will experience a mental illness during their lifetime? With some five to fifteen people family members impacted by every […]
Triggered By The News? Self Care Tips Help
Triggered means you’re so upset you can hardly breathe. Between unrest, political mess, climate change no wonder you’re stressed Are you triggered by the news? If you’re glued to the news and horrified by what you see, you are not alone. We’re all overwhelmed by Covid information that may or may not be correct, but […]
Letting Go Of Helping An Ungrateful Son
Letting go of helping someone you love, but who uses you, is the hardest thing to do. My friend, Jackie, asked me for some advice last week. Her 29 year old son, Brent, was angry because she didn’t pay his bills or seem to care about him at all. He told her he never felt […]
Spotlight On Chris Anthony, The Sober Executive
My name is Leslie, and I’m a sober executive, CEO of Reach Out Recovery. I stopped drinking 13 years ago (August 25th is my sober date) to support my loved ones in recovery. It was the best thing I ever did. You simply can’t imagine how challenging it is to give up something you love […]
#MaskUp: Is The Mask Mandate Unconstitutional
Why is wearing a mask such an issue so many months later when so many people continue to die from this devastating Covid disease? My body my choice hasn’t been possible on other health questions. Why is it considered a must for this public health question? It isn’t a privacy question. I won’t go into […]
Leslie Glass Writes For Newsweek
Recovery advocate and author Leslie Glass writes for Newsweek. “After a decade of writing articles and books on addiction and recovery for Reach Out Recovery, I am now honored to write about recovery and business for Newsweek as a member of the Newsweek Expert Panel.” Reach Out Recovery will also be adding Spotlight articles on […]