by Francine Ward | Nov 27, 2016 | Accountability, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Alcohol Poisoning, Authentic, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog
Addiction. Habit. Dependency. Craving. For years I hated the word addiction because I felt it connoted an immorality that didn’t apply to me, a level of depravity that seemed like an overstatement. In time I let go of my dislike of the label and realized that...
by Francine Ward | Mar 5, 2016 | Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Alcohol Poisoning, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog, legal and ethical issues, Legal Blog
Earlier this month the American Bar Association and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation released the findings of the first-ever national study on mental health issues and substance abuse relating to our nation’s attorneys. The results of the study are not good news for...
by Francine Ward | Feb 24, 2015 | Accountability, Alcohol Abuse, Blame, Choice, Choices, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog, Responsibility
Choice. Blame. Responsibility. It’s ALWAYS Someone Else’s Fault! The other day I watched a program about a man who caused a car accident. Anyone paying attention, with half an eye, was well aware that he was distracted. He was driving while texting on his cell...
by Francine Ward | Aug 14, 2014 | addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Depression, Esteemable Acts Blog, Get help, Mental Health.
Get Help. Depression. Taking care of ourselves is a major decision we are called to make every single day. It’s rarely easy, considering the many distractions that get in our way. And some of those distractions—those life burdens are so heavy that they take us...
by Francine Ward | Jul 26, 2014 | addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Binge Drinking, Esteemable Acts Blog
Sobriety. Hard Choices. Hard Choices. Every day we are faced with choices—some easy and some really hard. I would like to say I handle all situations the same, but if I said that, I’d be lying. The truth is, I never know how I am going to handle a particular situation...
by Francine Ward | Dec 27, 2013 | Accountability, Achieve Goals, addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Alcohol Poisoning, Binge Drinking, Career Goals, Esteemable Acts Blog, False Advertisement., False Advertising, False and misleading, family values, Healthy Choice, Legal Blog, Life Goals, Porn, role models, Sex sells, substance abuse, success
Bad Movies. Wolf of Wall Street. One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen is the Wolf of Wall Street. What a disappointment. Last night my husband and I went to see it thinking we were going on a nice date. I left the theater feeling physically, mentally, and...
