After recently deciding to start my own automotive marketing and consulting business, I've been reaching out to friends in the industry to let them know what I'm doing and schedule meetings with potential clients. During one of these meetings, … [Continue reading]
Photo: Matthew Rader It was late on a Sunday night, and I was desperately searching for a place to buy insulin syringes. These small syringes are what are used to inject heroin, not like the large turkey baster looking devices you sometimes see … [Continue reading]
A social psychologist at the University of Virginia, named Timothy Wilson, recruited hundreds of undergraduate student volunteers and community members to take part in a study. Participants were placed in plain, sparsely furnished rooms without their … [Continue reading]
One of the most challenging parts of entering recovery is that you are forced to face the same painful emotions and challenges, but without the help of drugs and alcohol. In a previous column, I wrote that "The best part about getting sober is that … [Continue reading]
Growing up, it seemed like there wasn't anything in the world that my father couldn't do, and he was good at everything he tried. Like most young boys, I thought my father was the strongest and best example of what a man should be. I … [Continue reading]