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Nicole Gonshor Joins the Breathe Team
Breathe is so pleased to have Nicole Gonshor join our team as Clinical Outreach Coordinator. Nicole brings the relational approach that Breathe values coupled with her years of experience in supporting professionals and treatment providers with their client’s care. Her personal and professional drive, work ethic and passion comes through with each call she makes…
Read MoreEating Disorder Nutrition
Ashley Lytwyn, RDN Executive Director is continuing to build out the eating disorder and nutrition services at Breathe Life Healing Centers. More from Ashley: I am so happy to announce that Nesreen Khouraki, MS, RD, is the Director of Nutrition Services at Breathe Life Healing Centers. Nesreen is passionate about working with eating disorder clients…
Read MoreExperience Detox & Residential
Brad Lamm, CIP Founder on Breathe & Experience Recovery If there’s one thing we love at Breathe more than relational care, it’s medical care at a detox. That’s why we are so happy to share that the quality care you have come to expect from Breathe Life Healing Center is now available to you and…
Read MoreNewsnight Debate Between Matthew Perry and Peter Hitchens
A Heated Debate on the Perception About Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment On December 19, 2013, the BBC’s Newsnight hosted a debate on drug policy that grew quite heated between British newspaper columnist Peter Hitchens and the Friends star, Matthew Perry. The debate started off about drug courts, with Perry arguing in favor of the…
Read MoreThe Rules Are Different
Friends describe Whitney Houston a few nights before her death as “tipsy… partying… a mess at 2am… the champagne was flowing… she was sober.” Huh? Confusing right? How does one who is “sober” drink champagne? I understand the confusion about what recovery from addiction looks like, and how recovery bumps up against our notions around how to…
Read MoreSnack Cake, Near Death at 81
After a little more than 80 years, a staple of far too many junk food enthusiasts has gone to meet its maker. Or rather, its maker is heading to the great beyond. Hostess Brands is filing for bankruptcy. Shelf life notwithstanding, after experiencing a short illness (last year, sales declined 2% from the previous year),…
Read MoreReckless Doctor Faces Justice
Brad Lamm, CIP | New York City has faced the battle on drug addiction head on. Governor Andrew Cuomo is looking to make major headway in the fight of this devastating disease. The governor pledged earlier that he would focus on stopping doctors from recklessly prescribing narcotics to patients prone to addiction. Last week…
Read MoreNFL SUIT: NO PAIN NO GAIN!
Brad Lamm, CIP The NFL rests on a bedrock of being able – masculine – solid. We use names like warriors and even gladiators when referring to our heroes who are often praised for playing hurt and fighting in spite of pain. Players have been trained to be tough and do anything to win.…
Read MoreDivide + Conquer: Social Media Edit
Brad Lamm, CIP Riding the subway downtown to a meeting I couldn’t help but notice everyone staring at their devices; and then it dawned on me how, in this age of social media, we communicate with people on the other side of the globe, yet lack the desire to yackety-yak with somebody sitting an inch from us…
Read MoreHit the Snooze Button: Why Taking a Nap is Not Always Being Lazy
by Brad Lamm, CIP Often overlooked and trivialized, sleep is an essential ingredient to a healthy lifestyle. One can not perform to their maximum level without getting a sufficient amount of rest. Finding time to sleep when you don’t have any time at all may make the idea of sleeping seem impossible. Fortunately there are…
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