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Fentanyl: No compromise

01/28/2023

Cathy Brownfield

My family welcomed the arrival of a new baby a couple of days after Christmas. As Alex was passed from one to another, I watched the care and love on each face, the gentleness in the way they held him, the easy smiles that lit up eyes and uplifted hearts. It is so natural to trust, to allow ourselves to be vulnerable to a young child.

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What are ‘diseases of despair’?

01/21/2023

Cathy Brownfield

We have talked about ‘diseases of despair’ before. It’s been a while since we have revisited this topic. It has been brought to public attention again, with a report commissioned by ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) and confirms some things everyone has considered at one time or another.

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Positive wall building

01/14/2023

Cathy Brownfield

Build a worry wall. Replace it with an optimism wall.

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Gambling: Keep it fun

01/07/2023

Cathy Brownfield

Gambling: play games of chance for money; bet; take risky action in the hope of a desired result; an enterprise undertaken or attempted with a risk of loss and a chance of profit or success: to bet on an uncertain outcome.

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Looking back over the year

12/31/2022

Cathy Brownfield

We are on the other side of the Deep Freeze of December 2022. We are ready to close the book that was written over the year. And do you remember Y2K and the fear that the world was coming to an end? How much has changed in the last quarter of a century!

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Gratitude for public support of FRC’s mission

12/23/2023

Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. As we approach the culmination of the year, I extend sincere holiday greetings on behalf of the Family Recovery Center.

Changes

11/4/2023

Things change. People change. Faces change. I have heard that change is the only thing that is consistent in life. Changes may be bad, risky, negative. But they also can become good, healthy and positive again. I do not know how my supervisor at FRC is going to feel about this column, but being the sentimental person that I am … I am an introvert. I write much better than I speak. And I write from the heart. So, maybe Eloise will be OK with these words.

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