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.

The Toxic Past: A Survival Guide

A Toxic Past Can Be Survived The toxic past returns to haunt us all, but there is hope for recovery. I started crying the other day while I was hiking. It just happened, and before I knew it, tears were rolling down my face. I finally stopped and took off my glasses to wipe my […]

Leslie Gold Is A Marathon Recovery Hero

Leslie Gold marathon coach will be contributing her Coach’s Corner blog to Reach Out Recovery soon. I had the pleasure of interviewing Leslie last week to prepare for adding her experience strength and wisdom coaching corner to ROR. Leslie Gold Is Marathon Coach For Recovery Can we all benefit from Leslie’s coaching advice, even if […]

Boundary Quotes: Beat Bullying

How can you beat bullying? What if you’re not sure what bullying is happening to you? Should you let it slide. The way to beat bullying is to speak up. When you don’t like something that someone else is doing, particularly a friend, partner, or relative, you make it clear. If they continue doing it […]

Boundary Quotes: How Are You Treated

How are you treated? Sometimes we have someone in our life who doesn’t treat us well and it can be very upsetting and bad for our self-esteem. We can’t dictate how others treat us, but we can create boundaries to protect ourselves. If someone treats us badly, it’s our responsibility to establish healthy boundaries to […]

Living In Reality Will Make You Happier

Why living in reality doesn’t include Instagram Recently, I was doing something I usually try to avoid. I went down the rabbit-hole of Instagram. I typically limit my social media time because it is distracting and doesn’t bring out my best self if you know what I mean. So, there I am page-deep on the […]

5 Tips To Beat Winter Blues

Winter Blues Can Get You Down I have the winter blues, and I’m not alone. I bet you’re having some difficulty facing dead of winter for three more months. The most wonderful time of the year is over. For many people, the parties, homecoming, the gifts were all great. For others, it was a sad, […]