Dec 2, 2022 | Alcohol, Fundraising, SMART News, Support SMART, Women
When Loretta Billingsley found SMART Recovery, she says she wasn’t fully committed to addressing her troublesome alcohol use, but wanted to understand more about it. Perhaps her long career as an editor in the media industry led to her practice of breaking down issues...
Oct 24, 2022 | Motivation, SMART News, Volunteer, Women
Guest blog by Natalie Umesi, MD, MBA, SMART Recovery NYC Women’s Meeting Facilitator I feel honored to be a SMART Recovery facilitator. I facilitate local meetings with a group of warm, supportive, and dedicated individuals, led by “G” (Matamoros), who is...
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Jun 2, 2022 | LGBTQ+, Podcast, SMART News, Volunteer, Women
Alicia Renegar is a Certified Addiction Peer Recovery Coach and SMART Facilitator in Columbus, Indiana. As a gay woman, she faced much adversity and discrimination throughout her life. She shares how she has turned this negativity into strength and is helping others...
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May 18, 2022 | Alcohol, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Motivation, Podcast, SMART News, Women
Maia Szalavitz is an award-winning, best-selling author and opinion writer, whose focus is on changing the narrative of addiction and recovery. Two of her books Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction and Unbroken Brain: A...
Apr 11, 2022 | Events, Jonathan von Breton Memorial Lecture Series, SMART News, Video, Women
SMART Recovery was proud to feature Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), as the inaugural presenter of the Jonathan Von Breton Memorial Lecture Series. Her presentation was an eye-opening and informative Master Class in how...
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Mar 21, 2022 | Alcohol, Life Beyond Addiction, SMART News, Volunteer, Women
Shardae Sharpe started college at 15 years old. Not having parental control and mental maturity, she began drinking alcohol. Her substance use continued all while she was struggling with school and relationship issues. Her path to recovery didn’t start with...
