October 2011
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Look! It's our Logo in Real Life!
Ok, not exactly but pretty close!! Alison B., in Discharge Planning at La Hacienda, took this picture one day as she was walking up to Serenity Hill!!
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Communication
Oh my goodenss, this is true for everyone in this world but think how magnified it is with the alcoholic and addict and our insane thinking!
To assume what other people are thinking or feeling without asking them is to invite misunderstanding. Just as disastrous is to assume other people know what we want or need without our telling them. Many potentially good friendships and marriages perish...
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The Story of Amy Winehouse
It has recently been announced that Amy Winehouse’s father will be writing a book about her life from childhood to her struggles with substance abuse. Her death was tragic although not uncommon. We see these tragedies every day at La Hacienda. The saving grace is that miracles also occur. People who were once on their death beds have risen again and become upstanding, contributing...
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Time to Get Off Our Buts by: Scott Mitchell, LCDC
Meet Scott. Scott has been a Rockstar Collegiate Case Managers for 8 years. Here are some words of wisdom from Scott.
Ok, so how many of you looked at that line and said to yourself, “they left a ‘t’ out of the butts!” I would have. Maybe you saw that word and thought, “oh no, another quit smoking article.” While smoking is bad for your health and can contribute to...
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Recovery Gifts
This is round two of gift ideas from La Hacienda. I don’t know about you but I get gift giving anxiety. I mean, seriously, there is a lot of pressure to give something to someone else that is something they will enjoy. If you have friends in recovery these gifts might just do the trick.
Serenity Happens
Mugged by George
Medallions
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Meet Steve Marcee, LCDC
Steve has been with La Ha for 14 months but has been in the chemical dependency field for 12 years. He is a case manager and what he loves most about his job is “the opportunity that God affords me occassionally to be present when someone comes to a new perspective or insight about their life.” Thanks Steve for doing all you do!
AA attendance was mandated for me by the criminal...
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The Overdose Epidemic
A recent article in Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly discussed the prescription drug overdose epidemic. Recently, the Los Angeles Times reported that this type of overdose now outnumbers traffic fatalities and is seen most in 18-25 year olds. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of viable solutions. One mentioned is to remind health care professionals to do a better job of educating...
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Can't get enough of The Store
Ok, I know every week I have posted something from the store but there is so much fun stuff in there! Check out these totes!
I also love the words of wisdom to hang on the walls.
“Dance to the beat of your angel wings.”
I used to have sticky notes all over my walls. There were affirmations, reminders to pray and loving words. The girlie girl in me had them in all different...
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The Cool Flamingo Awards
As I am sure you can imagine, there are a lot of policies and procedures that are in place to make La Hacienda safe, efficient and successsful. They are updated monthly and must be reviewed and signed off by every employee. Obviously, this is not the most exciting part of the job but nonetheless, necessary. So, Pam decided to take the mundane and make it, well, cool. Two Cool Flamingo Awards...
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Steve Jobs and a Higher Purpose
Meet Scott. Scott is one of our Rockstar Collegiate Case Managers and has been for 8 years. Here are some words of wisdom from Scott.
We were making dinner last night when the news came on that Steve Jobs had passed away. I thought, “how sad, but why do I feel so impacted by the death of a man I never knew?” As I reflected on this through the evening I was reminded of two things.
The first was...
