Nov 18, 2021 | Podcast, SMART News, Veterans, Women
From growing up in small-town Iowa to becoming a military police officer Army Reservist, Holly Paulsen has seen and experienced much in her life. It wasn’t until she woke up still drunk after a night of drinking, that she decided to make changes in her life. Today,...
Sep 20, 2021 | SMART News, Veterans, Video, Volunteer
Ray has been facilitating meetings since May of 2019, initially it was simply because there were no SMART meetings in the area. If he wanted one, he had to lead the charge and step out of his comfort zone. Over the next six months he saw the impact SMART was...
Sep 10, 2021 | Events, Family & Friends, Individuals, LGBTQ+, SMART News, Teen & Young Adult, Veterans, Women
SMART Recovery is proud to support Sober Voices for FLOW. This international event is open to those in early sobriety, sober-curious, and in long-term sobriety of any kind. The four days will be filled with content from a diverse array of leaders in the sober...
Apr 16, 2021 | Life Beyond Addiction, Motivation, SMART News, Veterans, Women
Holly Paulsen’s experience in the U.S. military was fulfilling but stressful. A common phrase in the military is “Drink About it, Don’t Think About it.” This led to personal consequences and eventually led her on a path to recovery that...
Mar 18, 2021 | LGBTQ+, Podcast, SMART News, Veterans, Volunteer, Women
Eboni Jewel Sears’s life has been full of unique and interesting experiences and opportunities. Growing up, her military family moved throughout the country; today Las Vegas, Nevada, is home. Her professional journey has taken her from being a Navy Seabee to a...
Dec 22, 2020 | Alcohol, SMART News, Support SMART, Veterans
Nick Goodwin was a Marine Corps Infantry Officer with an attitude of invincibility. Then he ran into a wall of self-doubt. One question kept coming up, morning after morning. “On the one hand I’m telling myself I’m the strongest person alive—you’re a Marine Corps...