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

SMART participant wellnessandhope (her screen name) says her “destruction of choice” started In 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....

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...

Take 5 Spotlight – Kenya Welch

Aug 15, 2022 | SMART News, Take 5 Spotlight

It’s true that money can’t buy love, but foundations, government and corporate funders provide monetary resources that can buy organizations a whole lot of other things. And connecting with those sources of funding is now Kenya Welch’s job at SMART. Kenya is the new...

[Podcast] You Don’t Have to Eat Carrot Sticks Every Day

Aug 4, 2022 | Alcohol, LGBTQ+, Podcast, SMART News, Teen & Young Adult

Mercy Bell’s relationship with alcohol started in college as a way to thwart the uneasiness she felt inside. It led her to a “recovery or else” situation. She used multiple paths and experiences along her journey to recovery. Today, Mercy is the co-owner...

[Video] Facilitator Spotlight – Bernie Quartaroli

Jul 28, 2022 | SMART News, Video, Volunteer

Three years ago Bernie Quartaroli found SMART Recovery among the multiple pathways presented to him in detox, and he was hooked. Today, he facilitates two online meetings and one in-person meeting. The gratitude and fulfillment he experiences as a facilitator keeps...

[Video] Life Beyond Addiction – Steve Kind

Jul 25, 2022 | Alcohol, SMART News, Video, Volunteer

Steve Kind’s alcohol use started in high school and progressed to a real problem over the years. After several attempts at treatment programs, he met a counselor who knew about SMART and suggested he look into the program. It was like a lightning bolt that propelled...

[Podcast] Pulling the Me’s Into the Conversation

Jul 18, 2022 | Family & Friends, Podcast, SMART News

Alex Colyer realized she really didn’t know about addiction and recovery after losing her best friend Reed McGregor to an overdose in January 2021. To honor Reed’s memory and legacy, Alex started the Albertus Project, a nonprofit organization that is transforming the...