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 | 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 | Jun 29, 2014 | Alcohol Education, Baby Steps, Be assertive, Esteemable Acts, Esteemable Acts Blog, Golden Gate Bridge, good health tips, Health and wellness, Healthy Choice, Healthy Choices, How to build self esteem, improve self esteem, Legal Blog, low self esteem, Self esteem, self esteem issues, Suicide, Suicide Hotline
Golden Gate Bridge. Suicide. The Golden Gate Bridge caused 46 suicides in 2014. Or at least, that is what the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District board would have you believe. They voted on Friday, June 27, 2014 to approve a $76 million project to...
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...
by Francine Ward | Feb 4, 2012 | addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, appreciation, attitude of gratitude, Courage, Creativity thinking, Dealing with change, Dealing with disappointment, Esteemable Acts Blog, Fear, God, Health and wellness, Healthy Choices, How to build self esteem, How to show love, improve self esteem, Living your dreams, low self esteem, personal growth, Positive self esteem, Right choices, Self esteem, Self esteem tips, Self love
Attitude of Gratitude. I woke up this morning and couldn’t believe I was ME! Feeling wonderfully refreshed, clean, sober, in control of my faculties, and grateful to be a 59 year old woman—with a life worth living. I think to myself, how did I get here? How did I get...
