How To Talk With Your Employer About SUD
If you are struggling with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and wondering how to talk you’re your employer about it, read on. First, know that you are not alone. Somewhere between 5 and 17 percent of your employees suffer from substance abuse disorders (SUDs). Second, know…
From the Podcast: Debbie Hickey – A Minisode on Dealing with Feeling Overwhelmed in Recovery
In this first minisode of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, host Ashley Loeb Blassingame and producer Christiana Kimmich are joined by author and life coach Debbie Hickey. Debbie candidly discusses the feeling of overwhelm, and how being overwhelmed can affect a person’s journey….
Your Employee Just Told You They Have SUD: What Now?
So your employee just told you they have a substance abuse problem. Now what do you do? It’s a scenario all managers and HR departments should prepare for, given the fact somewhere between 5 and 17 percent of your employees suffer from substance abuse disorders…
From the Podcast: Jodie Sweetin – Her Public Road to Recovery, Motherhood, and Growing from Full House to a Full Life
Playing the classic middle child and melting our hearts with her classic catchphrases like, “Hot dog” and “Well, pin a rose on your nose,” Jodie Sweetin shares her battle with addiction on episode 57 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast. On this very…
Breaking the Stigma of SUD at Work
While a staggering 20.7 million Americans (roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population) need substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, only 4 million people (or 19 percent of those with SUD) receive treatment. Why is that? In large part it has to do with the stigma…
From the Podcast: Renée Siegel – Married to a Gay Man and Then a Gambling Addict, She Found a Way Out Through the Enneagram
In Episode 42 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Ashley sits down with Renée Siegel, a drug and alcohol counselor originally educated as a Marriage and Family Therapist. Renée is both the daughter and ex-wife to someone affected by addiction. She understands firsthand…
3 Ways To Help Employees With SUD
If you have employees who suffer from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) there are steps that you can take to support them. Here are three ways to help employees with SUD: Know the signs Somewhere between 5 and 17 percent of employees have SUDs, which means…
September 22 is National Online Recovery Day
As Lionrock celebrates its 10 year anniversary as the leading telehealth provider of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services in the United States, we are excited to announce National Online Recovery Day: September 22, 2020. We created National Online Recovery Day to raise…
From the Podcast: Ashley Morgan – When Resources and Access Aren’t Enough, the Deep Desire for a Different Life Prevails
In Episode 38 of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast, host Ashley Loeb Blassingame interviews Ashley Morgan, an interior designer in Los Angeles whose journey to recovery was tumultuous. Through 13 different treatment centers and hospitals, mending relationships with friends and family, and her…
3 Mistakes HR Pros Make About SUD Benefits
Does your company understand substance abuse disorder (SUD)? Do you have a company policy on addiction? Despite the fact substance use disorder is common in the workplace – up to 17 percent of your employees have SUDs – many companies are ill-prepared to handle it….
From the Podcast: Noa Shaw – Alcohol and Drugs Stole His Happiness, and SoulCycle Brought It Back One Class at a Time
Noa Shaw was born in 1963 in The Bronx. He moved with his family multiple times before moving to Connecticut at age 14. By this time, he had been drinking for 4 years and had attended 9 different schools, many of which he was kicked…
How Employers Can Add Critical Benefits and Lower Costs
Several months ago we wrote about the importance of having a telehealth or virtual care component to your health benefits package. We’ve been proponents of telehealth since we founded Lionrock as a telehealth provider of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services 10 years…