Those of you who were reading the newsletter in December know about the adoption of Sophie-The-Bat-Eared-Dog from the shelter. At 9 she was “too old,” and she was black, and she had epilepsy. But we took her home anyway. In fact, those very characteristics that made her undesirable to others, we appreciated. She was and [...]
January went by in a bit of a blur. Clients and families from California, Ohio, Minnesota, Texas, and Australia! While that’s gratifying to us, it also makes us a bit sad to realize that competent and affordable non-12 step based services are so rare that people have to travel across the country, or half way [...]
In last week’s newsletter we mentioned how much we appreciated working with our clients. Now last week’s couple have generously offered to share their thoughts with you, too. An Inspiring Week, A Revolutionary Approach By Carl and Nicole Minneapolis, Minnesota Imagine yourself at a center for dealing with alcohol abuse. And imagine–really imagine it if [...]
It’s another week and, as always, life surprises us too. Another week of working with really great clients solving new problems, discovering new solutions, marveling at the shared adventure of creating options where none seemed to exist. This past week gave us a rare opportunity: the chance to spend a week with a couple designing [...]
While the holidays were nice, we’re also glad to be back to “usual.” We like our work and all of you that we get to know. This new year also means having the opportunity to help add you to the list of people who have successfully left alcohol problems behind. Sophie Many of you will [...]
The Real “Steps” to Overcoming Alcohol Abuse Between us, Mary Ellen and I have over 30 years of experience helping people leave alcohol abuse behind. We use that experience, along with real research and our clients’ experiences, to create individual solutions that will actually work for you. Here are the “Real Steps” that make up [...]
January? 2009? How’d it get to be 2009? We’re not sure how it got to be 2009, but we do know that 2008 was busy and filled with ups and downs for all of us. The big “UP!” for us has been working with all of you from as far north as Alaska and Canada [...]
Happy New Year! New Year’s is a few days away but we’ll be back in the office tomorrow refining our own goals for 2009 and working on new ways to help you reach yours. As you know by now, we’re interested in how goal setting helps us all achieve the changes we want to make [...]
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays! We hope that your holiday season is one of peace and joy, and a renewal of your life, whatever you believe. For our part, we embrace the season, ideas, and feeling that music inspires and we are especially fond of the White Christmas rendition at the following link. We [...]
Our Holiday Gift to You We’ve learned a lot over the past 20 years and we want to pass the benefits of that on to you. This holiday season we want to add a special economic incentive to help you get and stay healthy. As our holiday gift to you, we’re rolling our prices back [...]