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.
Hygge: Finding Comfort and Joy in Everyday Moments In Japan it’s called Ikigai, the reason for rising. It’s your happiness, your passion, your reason for being. Denmark, it’s called “hygge” (pronounced “hoo-ga”). I’m practicing hygge right now as I write to you about finding happiness. My happiness is writing, but you knew that already. Writing […]
Emotional Intelligence Defines Your Emotional Health What is emotional intelligence? EQ= Emotional Quotient It’s not an AI thing, even though it may sound techy. Intelligence is your ability to acquire and use knowledge. What do you know and what can you learn? In this case it’s about knowledge about your emotional self. And yes you […]
Arguing with a narcissist is a recipe for frustration Arguing with a narcissist will get you nowhere. We’ve had plenty of experiences with narcissists over the years, so we know all too well what it sounds like to find yourself up against an arguing narcissist. In order to prevent this situation, because you will never […]
Want To Come Alive? Ikigai Means To Follow Your Bliss What does it mean to follow your bliss? Ikigai is the Japanese way to find meaning in your life. Joseph Campbell, who was my professor in college, used to tell us to follow your bliss. The whole idea was lost on me all those years […]
Do You Wonder What To Say When Someone’s Upset What to say when someone’s upset is not what you think, and your kindness may not be appreciated. Have you ever offered help when someone’s upset and irritated them? What is help anyway? I admit that I don’t want people to tell me what to think […]
Positive Affirmations Are A Natural Way To Boost Mood And Self Esteem You may think positive affirmations are silly, but they are not. Positive affirmations can change the way you think, obviously; but they can also change the course of your life. You’ve heard of the law of attraction, right? It means you get what […]
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