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Getting Help for Financial Stress Caused by Problem Gambling
Alex De Marco is no stranger to financial distress. Childhood experiences and ill-advised business ventures convinced him that financial education, as boring as that might sound, was a key component …
Published on 1 year ago
Many Directions Lead To Recovery
Maureen Greeley's journey to the head of the nationally recognized Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling (ECPG) included stops at the San Diego Zoo, a sanctuary for wolves, and communications work fo…
Published on 1 year ago
Tools For Change
Christopher Toomey is a SMART Facilitator in Gulfport Mississippi. After years spent in active addiction, he realized he needed to make changes. As a Navy Veteran, he decided to go to inpatient treat…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Problem Gambling--The Stakes Are Getting Higher
Jody Bechtold is the CEO of The Better Institute and an Internationally Certified Gambling Counselor. She is co-author of the Gambling Disorder Treatment Handbook: A Guide for Mental Health Professi…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Recovery Band Camp: A Moveable, Musical Feast
David Nooks is a Peer Recovery Support Specialist at the Foundation for Recovery in Las Vegas. He is also a musician who believes in the healing power of rock & roll. After many years spent misusing …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Searching for Resilience and Grit
The term "wellness" is thrown around in the context of many different things, including in the world of recovey from substance and behavioral disorders. It's meaning can be fuzzy and border on clich…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Learning to Change My Thinking
DeeAnna Nichols is a Certified Peer Support Specialist at ChangePoint Behavioral Health in Lewiston Idaho. Her recovery journey changed significantly when she discovered SMART in 2015. After trying t…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Taking Back Our Power of Choice
Michael Marcum is a licensed professional counselor at the VA, and a former Army sniper. By his own admission he changed "countries, continents, and careers" to try and escape the reality of his subs…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Meeting People as Individuals
The Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness (USARA) is a statewide nonprofit agency that focuses on connection between people in recovery and the wider world. By sharing their lived experience,…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Because Recovery is Not One Size Fits All
The Minnesota Recovery Options Act has recently been introduced as a means to require courts to provide a secular alternative for individuals ordered to participate in substance use treatment and as …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago