Leslie Glass's Blog, page 96

How To Cope With A Loved One’s Depression

Have you been dealing with a loved one’s depression? Dealing with a loved ones depression can be taxing. Especially under the kind of stressful conditions of the last few years. A loved one’s depression can be…well depressing for everyone around! You can feel guilty and blameworthy, especially if you want to have some fun or...

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Dating With Mental Illness: A How To

Dating with Mental Health issues is tricky but not impossible!  If you are single and brave enough to forge the dating world, I salute you. Dating is difficult — full stop. The constant mismatching, rejection, self-doubt, and disappointment can be enough to deter the strongest of hearts. Not to mention it can be time-consuming and...

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How Businesses Can Become Recovery Friendly

Why should businesses be recovery friendly? Is your business recovery friendly? What about your family and friends? Are they sober and recovery friendly? September is National Recovery Month, but what more can we do to promote recovery in our businesses and communities all year around? Here’s how one employee at a major company made a...

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Michael K. Williams And The Tragedy Of The Celebrity Overdose

The recent overdose of actor Michael K. Williams has adoring fans shaken to the core I found out about the actor’s death on a call with a sober friend who was bereft. He was a huge fan and said he hadn’t been this upset since Philip Seymour Hoffman, another devastating actor overdose. He wasn’t alone....

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Dating After An Abusive Relationship

How do you know when you’re emotionally ready to start dating after an abusive relationship? Abuse from loved ones damages every fiber of your being. The destructive conditioning happens slowly as someone you love wears down your sense of worth, your safety, and security. And then you begin feeling that you can’t make any healthy...

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Do You Know Marijuana’s Effects?

It seems like marijuana is everywhere but do people know marijuana’s lasting effects? Marijuana sales are through the roof. Marijuana probably feels a lot safer to use as we hear more and more about the dangers of alcohol and narcotics. But, marijuana has lasting effects too so it’s important to be informed! Like any other...

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How To Be Crazy In Love When You’re “Crazy”

Tips for Dating with Mental Health issues  If you are single and brave enough to forge the dating world, I salute you. Dating is difficult — full stop. The constant mismatching, rejection, self-doubt, and disappointment can be enough to deter the strongest of hearts. Not to mention it can be time-consuming and draining both financially...

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Recovery Quote: Break Patterns

Recovery quote of the day Today’s recovery quote of the day is about breaking the old patterns. Do you have patters or behaviors you keep repeating that are no longer serving you? For example, do you go to work for the same abusive boss time after time? Do you find yourself in unhealthy relationships over...

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How To Keep Your Children Safe With College Drinking

It’s better to be safe than sorry with college drinking It’s unfortunate that college drinking has gotten so out of control. College drinking is certainly not just the fun that’s advertised. Parties, beer pong, keggers, pub crawls, body shots, chugging, and binging. While advertised as liberating and fun, the culture of college life is a...

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Binge Drinking: What Is It And How To Stop

You may have heard of it but do you know what binge drinking is? Are you a binge drinker or are you worried about someone who drinks excessively several times a month, or even every weekend? There’s real cause for concern. Alcohol abuse is something that affects millions of Americans each year. In fact, there...

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