Some of the most impactful companies and organizations are created by the very individuals who have had the same experiences they are helping others with. Found and Interventionist of Intervention 911, Ken Seeley, is a perfect example of this. Most famously known for his appearances on Intervention—a A&E ... Read More
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Self-improvement and Satisfaction in Daily Living: How to become your best self this October
For many of us fall means taking on more projects, working longer hours, and setting up our schedules for hour to hour demands. As the relaxing tone of summer sweeps away, stress creeps in. Stressors can leave you putting yourself on the back burner. Depending on your life’s demands you may feel as if you ... Read More
Cutting Ties to the Sackler Family
After Purdue Pharma’s announcement of Bankruptcy earlier this month, and the rising public awareness of the company’s hand in the opioid crisis, many institutions have begun severing ties with the Sackler Family—the family who owns Purdue. While to some it may seem like a slap on the wrist to the Sackler’s, ... Read More
12-Step and Non-12-Step Approaches to Recovery: What’s the Difference?
How do we know when it’s a beautiful day? What makes us say so? I stood on the lawn the other evening and wondered. Why was I responding so deeply, why was I so moved? And why did I feel so much lighter, like a burden had been lifted? When I looked around, the answer seemed obvious: beauty, harmony, and ... Read More
High Achiever: The Whole, Raw Truth of Tiffany Jenkins
One of the most important—yet terrifying—things that any individual can accomplish is being 100% honest when it comes to their life story. Sometimes, it can feel impossible to sit down, write out and tell the world of all the hardships you’ve faced, the mistakes you’ve made and the lessons that you’ve learned ... Read More
Why (And How) To Be More Vulnerable With Yourself and Others
“Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.” - Brené Brown When you think of vulnerability, what images come to mind? Do you picture revealing your deepest and ugliest secret? Are you imagining how it would feel if someone ... Read More
Purdue Pharma Files for Bankruptcy
Purdue Pharma filed for Bankruptcy this week on September 15th. The company announced that it’s decision to file for bankruptcy is part of an agreement to pay billions of dollars to state and local governments. Still, amongst the storm of litigations and lawsuits, the company still claims no wrong-doing or ... Read More
Founder and CEO of Retreat Behavioral Health: Peter Schorr
Individuals that are creating big changes in the world of addiction recovery are those who have faced the battle themselves and use those experiences to help others in their recovery process. One person that has dedicated his time to help people reach sobriety is Peter Schorr. As the founder and CEO of ... Read More
Yoga for Healing and Wholeness
“Stinkin’ thinkin’.” I remember hearing that phrase for the first time from a friend who was in a couple of different 12-Step groups. The saying points to something also understood in many spiritual circles, that the thinking mind—the part of us that lives in words and tries to figure things out—often gets us ... Read More
Two Big Steps in the Opioid Crisis
On Monday, an Oklahoma judge ordered Johnson and Johnson to pay over $572 million in settlements for pushing doctors to prescribe opioids, while undermining the addictive risks. Oklahoma attorney general Mike Hunter accused Johnson and Johnson and their pharmaceutical subsidiary, Janssen, for creating a ... Read More