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NCAA News Profiles W&L's Goodman
Isaiah Goodman on Wilson Hall Isaiah Goodman, who just graduated from Washington and Lee last month, is the cover story on the NCAA News at the moment. The NCAA News is an online magazine that the nat… more →
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Alumnus Appointed to Kentucky Workforce Investment Board
thelaborcenter wrote 1 day ago: Benny Adair, a Labor Center graduate and Business Representative for IAM District 154, was recently … more →
Alumni Group Looks to Buy and Reopen Shuttered Antioch College
Angus Johnston wrote 3 days ago: A group of alumni plan to purchase and reopen Antioch College, a 150-year-old private Ohio college w … more →
Class Notes Update: 1980s and 1990's
marywoodalumnionline wrote 3 days ago: William F. Rinaldi ‘89 married Renee M. Pricci on 8/22/09. Robert R. Walsh ‘88 and his w … more →
Class Notes Update: 2000's
marywoodalumnionline wrote 3 days ago: Julie A. Marino ‘01 is engaged to marry Dr. Jason Hapstak on 7/10/09. Alison Borosky ‘05 … more →
Adam Manano (09) Wins National Sculpture Competition Award
oeyes wrote 3 days ago: Adam Matano (’09) won the Elisabeth Gordon Chandler prize at the National Sculpture Competitio … more →
NCAA News Profiles W&L's Goodman
Jeff Hanna wrote 3 days ago: Isaiah Goodman on Wilson Hall Isaiah Goodman, who just graduated from Washington and Lee last month, … more →
Retriever Alumni Update - July 1, 2009
umbcdawgblog wrote 4 days ago: The Retriever Alumni Update is back as a former Retriever concludes the regular season down in Puert … more →
Announcement about Alumni Holiday Party 2009
Sly wrote 5 days ago: Mark Your Calendars! Date: December 19, 2009 Time: 4pm-6pm Location: Allison’s parents’ office in Al … more →
Featured Artist: Alumni
Kishez wrote 5 days ago: Alumni, plural, n. – graduates or former students of a specific school, college, or university … more →
Why do they relapse is the most frequently asked question when it comes to families and friends of an addict or alcoholic. There are many assumptions and there are many facts and there are many fantasies why a person will fail to stay sober. It may be helpful to always remember that we are dealing with a condition that has been referred to as being a disease. Not just any kind of a disease but a chronic one that is punctuated by denial and progression. Of all the answers I have heard the most perplexing one is as follows: “They just wanted to use and get high and there is nothing anyone could have done.” Believing that people want to get high when it is an obvious fact that it will be very costly financially and emotionally is really to be ignorant of the facts. These facts are as follows: The addict or alcoholic suffers an obsession they cannot control that wears their resistance down. The second fact is most alcoholics and addicts cannot remember their own suffering none the less that of their loved ones- so worry about hurting the ones they love is not an effective deterrent. The third fact is the condition that they suffer from is literally mental illness; actually chronic mental illness and in fact incurable mental illness. While most people are cheering an addict for being clean and sober if that person is not addressing the real problem which is their thinking then they are probably doomed to failure. Since they are in fact seriously mentally ill means that they are not capable and in fact it is not possible for them to make healthy decisions so to say that “they just wanted to get high” is being very ignorant of the facts. believing that “there is nothing anyone could have done” is probably the most cruel belief a friend or a loved one of an addict could have. It is necessary for a friend or a family member to remember to confront and remind the addict that they need to manage their condition and to do so in a loving and caring manner and avoid any sarcasm, nagging or ridicule. Avoid any power struggles just express concern and gently remind them to maintain their recovery commitments. For it is only though strong daily commitments that an alcoholic will be able to stay sober. Commitments manage the mental illness by reducing or eliminating the most damaging impact of the illness which is the tendency to be impulsive.
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The MBA Oath
tobias wrote 6 days ago: I just received this message on the ESADE LinkedIn Group and I prefer not to comment. This message i … more →
Employers like our students :-)
mcphee wrote 6 days ago: Below is an edited quote from a recent e-mail I received from a recruiter at a health tech company i … more →
Legal Jobs RSS Feeds
tjsllibrary wrote 6 days ago: Looking for a job? If you’re a current TJSL student or a TJSL alumni, be sure to take advanta … more →
Dashiell '80 Wins Major Broadcast Award
Jeff Hanna wrote 6 days ago: Joe Dashiell Joe Dashiell, a 1980 Washington and Lee graduate, was presented with the George A. Bowl … more →
Painting by Erica Stowe, NBS alumni, hangs at the Capital
northbranchschool wrote 1 week ago: An original painting of a former pet horse, by NBS graduate Erica Stowe, was chosen to hang at the U … more →
It has been strangely busy but I am making a WRITTEN commitment to Blog and I hope someone will respond---I guess we believe that it you “Build A BLOG—THEY WILL COME…”
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Keele University Honorary Degrees July 2009
Keele University Press Office wrote 1 week ago: Keele University will award Honorary Degrees during this summer’s graduation ceremonies to a g … more →
Update: Meredith Attwell Baker Gets the Nod
Jeff Hanna wrote 1 week ago: Meredith Attwell Baker As expected, President Obama said Thursday that he was going to forward Mered … more →
Alumnus offers scholarship to 9 students
vsualumni wrote 1 week ago: Dr. Osea Catalino E. Diongzon (BSA’78 major in crop protection) donated an endowment fund to support … more →
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