Storytelling is the essential human activity. The harder the situation, the more essential it is.  Tim O’Brien Journal writing as a tool of recovery Last summer we wrote about a new way to share one’s story concerning their struggle with addiction and how their story can change someone else’ story of addiction and recovery. Sharing...Read More

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is continuing the conversation about WEED You may remember that last August we invited you to watch a re-airing of Dr. Gupta’s documentary WEED. It was pretty powerful and there is no doubt that Dr. Gupta did ignite a national, some might argue international, conversation about medical marijuana…cannabis…WEED. Last Thursday, CNN announced...Read More

Can you make sense of addiction? If you suffer from the disease of addiction or your loved one does, then there is a good chance you have tried to make sense of this disease. As William Duncan Silkworth, M.D. said: To be sure, alcoholism, like every other disease, does manifest itself in some unique ways....Read More

‘One morning – it was November then, five months since it started – Jewel was not in bed and he didn’t join us in the field. That was the first time ma learned anything about what had been going on.  She sent Vardaman down to find where Jewel was, and after a while she came...Read More

First Night Celebration will include Me2! Communities across the United States sponsor First Night celebrations on New Year’s Eve. It all started in Boston, MA; it was 1975 when a group of artists were looking for an alternative way to celebrate New Year’s Eve, opting to avoid the usual emphasis of alcohol and wild parties....Read More

Mental Health Awareness Ribbon (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Would you take a Mental Health First Aid course? Let’s face it; it is not unusual for employers to require employees to enroll in a Red Cross course to receive certification in First Aid/CPR.  This training can assist employees to respond to their co-workers who may suffer a...Read More

Today is the Great American Smokeout Day! The year was 1977 when the American Cancer Society decided to take what had been a “grass roots” quit smoking idea and create the Great American Smokeout Day. So on the third Thursday of every November the American Cancer Society encourages people who smoke to consider quitting just...Read More

Do you vape? If you don’t know the meaning of the word vape, then there is a pretty good chance that you don’t do it! However, it could be that you have family members who vape or maybe friends or co-workers. Don’t try to look up the word in Webster’s dictionary or dictionary.com; both sources...Read More

The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 October 31, 2013, will mark the 50th Anniversary of the signing of The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (CMHA). It was by all accounts the last piece of legislation signed into law by President John F. Kennedy. Three weeks and one day later President Kennedy was assassinated....Read More

English: Logo of the TV series Glee (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “GLEE” to pay tribute to Finn Hudson On October 10, 2013, people around the United States and perhaps beyond will tune in to watch Fox’s hit show “GLEE.” But it will not be like any other night, as this will be the episode that has...Read More