by Francine Ward | Nov 27, 2016 | Accountable, 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 | 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 | Dec 24, 2013 | addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Poisoning, Binge Drinking, Esteemable Acts Blog, Marin County, Underage Drinking
Binge Drinking. Marin County. Alcohol Poisoning. The #1 teenage binge drinking area in the U.S. is tony Marin County, CA. This fact may be incredible to anyone not living in Marin, or repugnant to anyone in Marin who would much rather pretend alcoholism and teen...
