Open Recovery

Read our final newsletter...as we shut our doors we invite you to stay open and continue to embrace #OpenRecovery as the call to action, proud identity, shared value and affront to stigma that it is -- available for anyone to adopt and be part of this incredible movement of change, hope and healing! It has been an honor and a privilege.

Given that today is BLACK FRIDAY, we thought we'd share a thought or two meant to bring us back to what is real and what really matters in our lives as opposed to focusing on the purely material. By BEING OPEN about Recovery, we are celebrating what is possible - healing, health, connection, meaning, purpose, hope and freedom from addiction. Learn more about Open Recovery at https://buff.ly/2BUhHud #openrecovery #beopen

Some workplaces are now demanding that employees talk about their emotions at work. Their intentions may be goodsupporting good mental health and addressing stigma. But the effects can be detrimental. BEING OPEN is good. That we know. Being forced to BE OPEN, not so much. More at Slate. https://buff.ly/2mc2fVT

Fay Zenoff in conversation with Lisa McLaughlin Co-Founder & CEO of WorkIt Health, talking about recovery, leadership, entrepreneurship, and more. OPEN RECOVERY's Success2 (Success Squared) interview series probes CEOs in Recovery to learn what makes them tick! Watch the Video.

Read about TEMPEST, the online "sobriety school" that's carving a new path to sobriety for people exploring life without alcohol. Tempest teaches the underlying causes of addiction and the importance of purpose, meaning and creativity in breaking addiction." Many paths. Many resources. Learn more.

WHY BE OPEN? Glad you asked. When we are OPEN about RECOVERY, we set an example and lead others out of the shadows of shame into the light of hope and help. LEARN MORE about the OPEN RECOVERY paradigm and work to end stigma. https://buff.ly/2mJtNSw #openrecovery

In an emotional tell-all interview, BRADD PITT candidly OPENS UP about how spending a year-and-a-half in an all-male Alcoholics Anonymous group helped him come clean. By being OPEN about RECOVERY, Brad is inspiring legions of fans to do the same. And that is right in our wheelhouse at OPEN RECOVERY. Read the article. https://buff.ly/2NcRFYp

Sober at work? Anna David writes about her experience as a young professional trying to navigate work responsibilities while getting sober - in a time where help was lost in a sea of stigma. Today, more companies are seeking to create a culture of recovery and openness. And that means things are slowly getting better. At OPEN RECOVERY we believe that BEING OPEN can change everything. Read Anna's story here. Check out our workplace recovery resources and programs: https://buff.ly/34qSvHR https://buff.ly/2MMHR8v

With gratitude to Susan Packard - author of FULLY HUMAN and NEW RULES OF THE GAME and cofounder of HGTV for being so gracious about all the technical difficulties preventing our livestream conversation today! Check out her newsletter about Transformative Leadership on her website SusanPackard.com and we will find another time to have her on Success2 to talk about being open in recovery and being a gracious leader. Thanks!

TODAY at 12pm PST! Fay Zenoff sits down with HGTV Co-Founder Susan Packard on Open Recovery's new Facebook LIVE interview series, SUCCESS 2 (Success Squared). The series features live interviews with BUSINESS LEADERS IN RECOVERY. You'll find Susan's story as fascinating as it is inspiring. Be sure to tune in at 12pm PST! https://buff.ly/33wEXu0 #openrecovery #beopen

Harvard and the Univ. of Michigan have partnered on developing research and solutions related to the opioid epidemic. Among their first collaborations was a Boston Summit, "People and Stories", focused on stigma and access to treatment. It was day of deeply moving accounts, with attendees being OPEN ABOUT RECOVERY, addiction, stigma, and redemption. Read more. https://buff.ly/2MEClDK

DON'T MISS THIS TODAY at 9:30 AM PST! - Join Fay Zenoff as she interviews Scott Reay, President of Principal Builders on Open Recovery's Facebook LIVE interview series, SUCCESS 2 (Success Squared). The series features live interviews BUSINESS LEADERS IN RECOVERY. Always fascinating. Always insightful. Always OPEN. #openrecovery #beopen Tune In: https://buff.ly/33wEXu0

Success2 with Scott Reay & Fay Zenoff. Scott is President of Principal Builders and has been in recovery 10 years. #recoveryatwork #Fstigma