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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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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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How Wes Hurt & CLEAN Cause are supporting people in recovery

Thrive Global

As a part of my series about “Heroes Of The Addiction Crisis” I had the pleasure of interviewing Wes Hurt. An Austin-based better-for-you beverage company, CLEAN is a mission-first venture whereby 50% of profits support individuals in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. Simply put, addiction affects us all.

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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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How to Craft a Company Alcohol Policy

Namely

Call it whiskey business—for most HR professionals, alcohol use in the office or at company events is a touchy subject. For some, that’s a particularly troubling development for startups and technology companies. When work and alcohol mix, there are serious practical and compliance risks to consider.

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Shannon Weir of Gallus Medical Detox Centers: “Embrace failure and celebrate success”

Thrive Global

As a part of our series about “ Heroes Of The Addiction Crisis ” I had the pleasure of interviewing Shannon Weir. It was during my first experience working in medical detox in Utah where I fell in love with addiction medicine and realized this was where I wanted to practice nursing. These are the things that teach us and make us wiser.

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Ryan Cain: “Leaders do not create followers.”

Thrive Global

my alcoholism and addiction was now full blown. My addiction continued to worsen, despite now having more and more consequences- my health dissipated, my marriage was nearly over, my children didn’t know me, and my work suffered. Addiction and alcoholism has been around for hundreds of years. This is not new.