Author: Leslie Glass

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.

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 […]

Addiction And Recovery Messaging Need A Makeover

Is addiction and recovery messaging totally depressing you and making you crazy? Have you noticed how people’s eyes glaze over when you talk about it? I talk about addiction and recovery every day both for Reach Out Recovery and as part of my work with Rotary International US Task Force on Addiction Prevention. So, I […]

5 Tips For Dating In Recovery

Dating in recovery has taken on new meaning and challenges during and after the Covid Pandemic, and it’s not over yet. If you’re struggling with staying sober, this is not the time to look for partner. This is the time to stick with your recovery program and get back to in-person meetings whenever it’s safe […]

5 Tips To Manage Disappointment

Can You Manage Your Disappointment We all get disappointed in life. It’s impossible to avoid. So, the challenge becomes how to manage disappointment in a healthy way? Yes, it is possible and we’re going to show you how to do it. It’s not as hard as you think and with a little practice, you’ll be […]

When The Men Are Abused

Men are abused at an alarming rate and often do not seek help. We don’t often think about male domestic violence, but it happens more than you may think. Society tends to focus more on female domestic violence, and that should change since domestic violence can happen in any family from the top of society […]

Rotary Healthy Teens Art/Media Competition

Rotary healthy teens art/media competition launches unique addiction prevention initiative from Sarasota, Florida. By teens and for teens, this local project opens the door to teen voices for mental health mentoring and change. Do you know what makes you healthy? That’s the challenge of this Rotary Interact Competition. The contest is open to all high […]