It's that time again. The family vacay! Suitcases, sunscreen, backpacks, iPads, chargers, boarding passes, passports, etc., all combined with the minor irritations, sibling rivalry, and squabbles that come with the territory. Ohhhh the joys of travel with children... By the time we arrived in Nosara,...
Honesty And Transparency Last night I was having dinner with a friend in long term recovery. We were discussing, among other things, the ups and downs of life, and more specifically a life in recovery. She remarked that she felt that while her honesty and...
Overheard from a friend a few weeks ago, “My SpirMal went shopping today!” That caught my attention…SpirMal? What is that? I was quickly educated... SpirMal, as in, short for Spiritual Malady. Got it. I might not have known the term but I sure know something about...
On June 4th, the residents of the Women’s Program joined other volunteers to clean the Barton Springs Pool. Since recent flooding caused the pool to be closed, the women helped with weeding flowerbeds, aerating around trees, replacing washed away mulch, and relocating flood debris. From...
Here I am, in my seat, headed back to California attempting to accomplish some challenging work tasks. This one seems particularly daunting, but looking back - don't they all? I remarked to a friend just the other day that, over the last few years in...
“To watch the eyes of men and women open with wonder as they move from darkness into light, to see their lives quickly fill with new purpose and meaning, to see whole families reassembled, to see the alcoholic outcast received back into his community...
http://benchmarkcenter.wistia.com/medias/l8v7jjkprf?embedType=seo&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=954 "Shatterproof to me is an opportunity to bring awareness to addiction, and it has given me an opportunity to proclaim my recovery. Just standing on top of the building and looking around at the city that I grew up in, in a different aspect and...
How did I get here? A man like me is not supposed to get the redemption I have been granted. I rolled into BRC Recovery in July of 2012 a broken man. I had crashed three cars that year and overdosed twice. I lived in...
After the 90-day residential program, residents who successfully complete the first phase of the BRC Recovery program are offered the opportunity to continue with extended levels of care. Most of the residents who come through this Austin rehabilitation center move into their sober living residences and participate...
I was recently given for my birthday the book "CEO School- Collective Wisdom of Top CEOs" by Can Akdeniz. On a flight back to Austin, I pulled it out and began to skim through the chapters. One of the CEOs featured in the book...
Marsha Stone, CEO, loves to talk about BRC Recovery. Through blogs, social media, presentations, press, radio, film, and video, she passionately shares about the unique culture of the organization, the dedicated staff and the hundreds of people who are blessed with a new life...
BRC Recovery a drug rehab facility in Manor Texas are pleased to participate in the 2014 Recovery Rally in Austin, TX. BRC Recovery provide alcohol and drug rehabilitation for addicts who are looking to combat the addiction. On the steps of the Texas State Capitol,...
