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Work Addiction: How to Help Employees Overcome It and Stay Productive

Zenefits

While the spotlight has been on these workers, those with the tag “workaholic” have been largely under the radar. But these traits can become life-threatening for people with a serious preoccupation with work known as “work addiction.”. What is the definition of “work addiction”? What is the definition of “work addiction”?

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How Wes Hurt & CLEAN Cause are supporting people in recovery

Thrive Global

Compassion is “I love you and am here to support you when/if you want to live a life in recovery”. As a part of my series about “Heroes Of The Addiction Crisis” I had the pleasure of interviewing Wes Hurt. My story isn’t that different from most addicts and alcoholics. Wes Hurt is the Founder and CEO of CLEAN Cause.

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Finding My Heart

Thrive Global

As I began to shop for the perfect flowers, I noticed on many of them were tags stating, ‘butterfly attractor’. I have been a recovering addict/alcoholic for more than thirty years. The correlation between the addict’s process of going from the active addict to the recovering addict is nothing short of a miracle in itself.

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Getting to the Heart of the Matter: What Elizabeth Vargas Wants Girls to Know About Connecting to End Addiction

Thrive Global

Teaming up with Partnership to End Addiction, Elizabeth Vargas is part of the “Start with Connection” campaign, raising awareness about the importance of personal connection in addressing the addiction crisis. Ê: What made you first think about doing a podcast on addiction and mental health and were you nervous about launching it?

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Eve Goldberg of BigVision: “People need people”

Thrive Global

As a part of our series about “ Heroes Of The Addiction Crisis ” I had the pleasure of interviewing Eve Goldberg. She was motivated to do something to help young adults in recovery learn to live fun, meaningful, sober lives. He was a bright, funny, compassionate, and caring young man who had struggled with addiction for several years.

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Maree Wacker of Fora Health Treatment & Recovery: “You can’t help everyone”

Thrive Global

As a part of our series about “ Heroes Of The Addiction Crisis ” I had the pleasure of interviewing Maree Wacker, MPP, CEO of Fora Health Treatment & Recovery (previously known as De Paul Treatment Centers). I’ve been working in addiction treatment at Fora Health Treatment & Recovery since 2014.

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Avi Burstein of Amatus Health Heroes: “I wish someone had told me to just “be””

Thrive Global

As a part of our series about “ Heroes Of The Addiction Crisis ” I had the pleasure of interviewing Avi Burstein. He is the VP of Clinical Services at Amatus Health managing and growing a national brand of addiction and mental health programs. We don’t see them with just an addiction. I wish I could say there was.