Letting Go Of Helping An Ungrateful Son

letting go of helping

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 […]

Do You Have Pandemic PTSD?

pandemic ptsd

Feeling stressed, anxious, sad or depressed? Who isn’t!? It’s Pandemic PTSD No one was excused from Pandemic PTSD. I’m not kidding. Whether you got sick, a loved one got sick (or passed away), or faced the disruptions of everything, there’s a lot we need to heal from. It’s bad enough to be ill or see […]

Spotlight On Chris Anthony, The Sober Executive

Chris Anthony The sober Exec

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 […]

Summer Sobriety: What To Avoid

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Summer Sobriety Gets Easier If You Know What Not To Do Summer sobriety is always a challenge. Certainly, in my active drinking and using days, there was no sobriety in the summer! Summer meant special summer drinks, boozy bar-be-ques, days lost on the beach, you get the idea. But, those are lost memories and leave […]

Leslie Glass Writes For Newsweek

Working from home

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

dealing with addiction issues

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 […]