Author Archives: Marty N.
Resiliency: The Drive to Thrive
Book Review: Bonnie Benard: Resiliency, What We Have Learned. I came across this book while staffing a LifeRing table at a conference of teachers and other educators devoted to prevention and treatment of tobacco, alcohol and other drug use among … Continue reading
Reclaiming Her Power
While in Honolulu recently, I met “Jayne Dough,” a slender young woman dressed in a conservative business suit. She works as an occupational counselor, and I learned that she is among the many successful graduates of Ka Hale Ho‘ala Hou … Continue reading
The Battle Inside
M. K., one of the residents of the Ka Hale Ho‘ala Hou No Na Wahine program in Honolulu (see earlier post here and blog item here) was turned down for a job because of her drug-related felony conviction. On the … Continue reading
Warm welcome for Craig W. to Bay Area
This homemade quiche with “WELCOME CRAIG” spelled out in a red pepper font symbolized the warm welcome local LifeRing participants extended Sunday evening to Craig Whalley, the new Executive Director of LifeRing, who has moved to Berkeley from Port Angeles WA. … Continue reading
Hawaii Women Rate LifeRing Experience
Following the first LifeRing meeting in Hawaii (see earlier post, here), the participants were asked to fill out a short questionnaire about the experience. Here are the results, forwarded thanks to Lorraine Robinson, director of the Ka Hale Ho‘ala Hou … Continue reading
First LifeRing in Hawai’i
The first LifeRing meeting in the State of Hawaii took place this evening. The host was Ka Hale Ho‘ala Hou No Na Wahine, the Home of Reawakening for Women, a program for women transitioning from state prison to the community, … Continue reading
Posted in Meetings
Tagged HI, Honolulu, law, meetings, New Meeting, treatment providers, women
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A Two-Day Workshop on Solution Focused Interviewing – A Report for LifeRing Convenors
On the Thursday and Friday leading up to the 2005 LifeRing Congress in Guelph, Dr. Ronald Warner of the University of Toronto led a workshop entitled “Solution Focused Interviewing: Basic Skills.” I was one of the more than two dozen … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Science
Tagged Canada, convenors, Guelph, philosophy, Solution Focused Therapy, Treatment
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