From the Podcast: Dac Blassingame: Building a Marriage on a Shared Language of Recovery
In Episode 15 of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast, host Ashley Loeb Blassingame interviews her husband Dac Blassingame, who is also in recovery. The conversation is wide ranging, from talking about the differences between each other’s addictions, what it’s like to be married…
From the Podcast: Jen Elizabeth: Overcoming Addiction and Intergenerational Trauma
Jen Elizabeth shares her harrowing story from childhood trauma to deep addiction on the 24th Episode of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast. She grew up in a home with a mentally ill mother, who had bipolar Munchausen and Munchausen by proxy. Her family…
Lionrock Takes Steps to Protect Clients from Zoombombing
As more and more people try to take their day to day lives online and “go virtual” in an effort to stay productive while practicing appropriate social distancing, some have fallen prey to a new phenomenon called Zoombombing. Named for the popular online meeting platform…
People With Substance Abuse Disorders Are At Serious Risk Right Now
As more and more governors and mayors call for Americans to stay at home in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, people with substance use disorders (SUDs) are at serious risk. Here at Lionrock we’ve heard from hundreds of our own clients, as well as…
Effective Telehealth Treatment Is Much More Than “Just Add Video”
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. At Lionrock, we suddenly feel the love. For most of Lionrock’s ten years in operation, pretty much everyone has told us, “it can’t work”. By everyone, I mean potential partners in our field, investors, and most of the…
From the Podcast: Brittney Carbone: Becoming Sober and Inspiring Others
Brittney Carbone has been sober for over a decade and is a person in long term recovery. Brittney is Ashley Loeb Blassingame’s guest on Episode 4 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast. A Santa Monica-based fitness professional, Brittany founded Lean Lifestyle Method, a…
From the Podcast: Leo Martinez: Choosing Recovery Above All
In Episode 16 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, Leo shared his story with podcast host Ashley Loeb Blassingame. We’ve edited and condensed it here for a fast read. You can listen to the entire interview here. Leo Martinez, 43, is a Substance…
5-17 Percent of Your Workforce Has a SUD – How Do You Support Them?
Somewhere between 5 and 17 percent of your employees suffer from substance abuse disorders (SUDs), depending on the industry you are in. Do you have a plan to support them? From a financial perspective, businesses absorb a large portion of the cost associated with untreated…
Running a virtual workplace? Here are our take-aways for doing it successfully.
We didn’t set out to build a virtual company. We were focused on building a telehealth substance abuse treatment program. In fact, we thought we might end up with a central HQ where most of our team worked. But as we grew, most all of…
Over 20 Million Americans need SUD Treatment – But Don’t Get It
According to The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 20.7 million Americans, or approximately 8 percent of the U.S. population – need substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. However, only 4 million people (or 19 percent of…
From the Podcast: Charise Thompson: Overcoming Unimaginable Trauma and Finding Recovery Through Advocacy and Forgiveness
Charise Thompson shares her incredible story of strength and determination after enduring sexual assault, illness, 13 years in a wheelchair, and other trauma with host Ashley Loeb Blassingame on Episode 10 of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast. She is a Victim Advocate and…
From the Podcast: Nicole Ory: Surviving the Death of a Child and Staying Sober No Matter What
In episode seventeen of The Courage To Change: A Recovery Podcast, Nicole Ory shared her story with podcast host Ashley Loeb Blassingame. We’ve edited and condensed it here for a fast read. You can listen to the entire interview here. Nicole’s story is gut wrenching,…