[Insiders+ Access] Is There a Magic Pill for Alcohol Addiction?

Oct 3, 2022 | Alcohol, Courts & Corrections, Individuals, Insiders+ Access, Managing Thoughts, Podcast, SMART News, Video, Vodcast

Katie Lain is the co-founder of Thrive Alcohol Recovery, an organization that uses the Sinclair Method to help treat alcohol use disorder (AUD). Katie struggled a decade trying to get her drinking under control, but no programs or treatments worked. In searching the...

[Podcast] Providing Insight Others Couldn’t See

Sep 26, 2022 | Family & Friends, Podcast, SMART News

September is National Recovery Month, but many advocates point out we can certainly recognize recovery year-round, including Keegan Wicks. He is the National Advocacy and Outreach Manager for Faces & Voices of Recovery. He works to ensure that the recovery...

A Recovery Day Celebration

Sep 19, 2022 | Events, SMART News, Volunteer

Guest blog by Stefan Neff, Regional Coordinator British Columbia, Canada As the regional coordinator for SMART in British Columbia, Canada, my mission is to help as many individuals seeking self-empowerment and evidence-based tools as a process to help themselves....

[Video] Facilitator Spotlight – Doug Tschann

Sep 12, 2022 | SMART News, Video, Volunteer

Doug Tschann realized he needed a recovery program that focused on the nuts and bolts of addiction. He found this in SMART. Today the retired schoolteacher is a facilitator in Mankto, Minnesota. He finds it rewarding and it makes him happy knowing he’s helping others...

Take 5 Spotlight – Luke Frazier

Sep 9, 2022 | SMART News, Take 5 Spotlight

Talk about the right place at the right time. When Luke Frazier, SMART’s Director of Marketing and Communications was sitting in a crowded coffee shop he was overheard talking about the kind of communications work he was doing. A person who worked for SMART Recovery...

Take 5 Spotlight – Brad Glaser

Sep 9, 2022 | SMART News, Take 5 Spotlight

For Brad Glaser, SMART’s Project Coordinator for Fletcher Group Grants, coming to work for SMART seems like a kind of natural progression, “I have been a participant in SMART Recovery going back nine years and became a facilitator in 2019. When this position with...

[Insiders+ First Look] SMART Recovery & Government

Sep 8, 2022 | Courts & Corrections, Insiders+ First Look, Podcast, SMART News, Video, Volunteer

David Koss, JD, is a member of the SMART Recovery Board of Directors and the Director of Government Relations. In his role as director, David monitors what the federal government is doing in terms of addiction and recovery legislation, and advocates for SMART and...

[Video] Life Beyond Addiction – Don Allen

Aug 23, 2022 | Life Beyond Addiction, Managing Thoughts, SMART News, Video

Don Allen used to take credit for his achievements, but not his failures. Today, thanks to SMART, he has the tools to manage his thoughts and beliefs about himself and others. A participant at Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center in Chicago, IL, Don has learned...

[Podcast] Subtracting the Complications

Aug 18, 2022 | Family & Friends, Podcast, SMART News, Teen & Young Adult, Volunteer

Pam Mulready’s “destruction of choice” started her freshman year and continued throughout college. While her friends were graduating, she was in rehab. This was not how she thought her life was supposed to go. Eventually, though, it put her on a path to recovery and...

Take 5 Spotlight – Pete Rubinas

Aug 15, 2022 | SMART News, Take 5 Spotlight

As of July 1, SMART welcomed a new staff member to fill a brand-new position in the organization. Pete Rubinas became SMART’s first Organizational Culture Change Facilitator, representing a major internal effort to help SMART evolve in positive ways. Pete says, “As we...