Author: Lindsey Glass

Lindsey Glass is the co-founder of Reach Out Recovery. Her 2016 ASAM Media Award winning documentary, The Secret World Of Recovery, has helped to lift the stigma from addiction and recovery and is used in recovery programs nationwide to show what life is like on the other side of addiction. Lindsey's teen prevention documentary, The Silent Majority, was distributed to PBS stations nationwide by American Public Television in 2014-15. Lindsey has written dozens of popular articles on recovery. She is a recovery advocate and frequent keynote speaker. Lindsey is the author of 100 Tips for Growing Up, My 20 Years of Recovery, 2019. Before focusing on recovery, Lindsey was a TV and screenwriter. She has worked in publishing, web development, and marketing.

Tips For Holidays When Your Family Hates You

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Tips To Manage The Holidays When Your Family Hates You It can be very uncomfortable managing the holidays when your family hates you because the holidays are “supposed to” revolve around family. Thus highlighting the fact that yours is a mess. But, here’s the truth, have no shame because you are not alone. Many people […]

The Thanksgiving Gratitude And Connection Activity

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Thanksgiving Gratitude And Connection Activity Just a quick Thanksgiving gratitude and connection activity to use at your Thanksgiving Holiday to focus on the good and being together. Idea:Instead of just going around the table saying what you’re thankful for (which can be intimidating or shallow), this activity gently invites everyone to reflect, share, and connect […]

Thanksgiving On A Budget: Create Meaning, Not Mayhem

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Thanksgiving On A Budget Does Not Have To Be A Bummer I have spent many a Thanksgiving on a budget, so I personally know everything that comes along with not wanting to (or not being able to) spend freely over the holidays. There’s shame with not being able to keep up with others, there’s self-pity […]

Tips For Dog Owners In Recovery

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Dog Owners In Recovery May Need Guidance Dog owners like me need education on how to be the best dog parent ever. Years ago I was a ghostwriter for a dog trainer and learned many tricks of the dog trade that have come in handy over the years as a long-time dog owner. The reason […]

Assessment: What’s Your Food and Body Story

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Assessment: What’s Your Food and Body Story? Do you know your food and body story? There is so much stored from the past but until we ask the questions and do the work we don’t know what’s what. In this assessment, let’s find out the facts about where your ideas about food and weight come […]

Healing Your Inner Critic: Rewriting Mom’s Voice

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Healing Your Inner Critic Isn’t As Hard As You Think Healing your inner critic may sound intimidating but it is not as hard as you think. Awareness about when it happens and whose voice Do you ever catch yourself thinking, “I should’ve done better,” or “Why can’t I ever get it right?” That voice in […]