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Molly: Selfish to Selfless My most recent interview with a Rocky Mountain Treatment Center graduate was with Molly. At the time we met, she had been sober for four months for the first time in many years. She is one incredibly enthusiastic woman about recovery. Molly shared with me that she truly believes she was […]

Why Rocky Mountain Treatment Center is the Right Choice for You Rocky Mountain Treatment Center in Great Falls Montana has been providing inpatient chemical dependency treatment services for over 30 years and has treated thousands of patients. Today, I would like to share with you some reasons why Rocky Mountain Treatment Center may be the

Doubting Thomas One of the many great blessings I have in my life is interviewing graduates from Rocky Mountain Treatment Center. We do this to share with you success stories about people that were completely hopeless that found a beautiful world to live in and are living in it as a result of treatment. Everyone’s

There is No Try A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Yoda once told Luke Skywalker, “Try not, do or do not; there is no try”. He then did something that Luke was unable to do, something seemingly impossible. Luke said, “I don’t believe it” to which Yoda responded, “That is why

Am I Really an Alcoholic? I guarantee you that there are many people out there today that are asking themselves this very question. You may be one of them. It is probably the most important question an alcoholic will ever ask themselves. How do we really know? I have had to answer this question myself.

Minority Report “I am but one small voice.” Anonymous I have been told that there are approximately 7.5 billion people on the planet. If that is correct and my math is correct, I represent .000000000133% of the total human population on Earth. My number may be small, but my message is not. My impact is

Eyes on the Prize This is quite an amazing world in which we all live. It is full of so much wonder and beauty. But is also a very busy place, full of very distracting things and experiences. I am here today to remind us all to put aside the din and the noise, to

Not This Day For today, I have no worries. I didn’t say I didn’t have problems. I just said I don’t worry about them, not this day. For today, I have no fear. I didn’t say I didn’t have anything of which to be afraid. I just said I don’t fear things, not this day.

The God Stuff In my recovery program, I have heard a few people say that maybe we should go a little more lightly on the God stuff in our discussions. The legitimate fear is that people, especially newcomers, might be offended by such talk, may consider the program a “religious” organization and may just walk

Combating Hate “The pen is mightier than the sword” is a phrase first attributed to English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839 who contended that written communication and/or support of a free press is a more effective weapon than actual violence in bringing about resolution and change. Wow, let’s think about that for a moment. The