Posts Tagged ‘Cornerstone of Recovery’
Family Fundamentals schedule: A two-day therapeutic retreat at Cornerstone
The Family Fundamentals schedule is determined in advance by Cornerstone of Recovery’s therapists to give both patients and their loved ones an opportunity to take part in one of the most transformational parts of the patient’s recovery journey. The family packet provided to the immediate relatives of all patients includes information on local hotel options…
Read MoreMEET THE FAMILY: Rod Jackson finds his ‘Happy’ place at Stepping Stone to Recovery
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you’ve spent any time around Cornerstone of Recovery or Stepping Stone to Recovery, you’ve undoubtedly met Rod Jackson. In the midst of chaos, he’s Zen master calm; in the face of patients who don’t know how to get honest, his piercing gaze has a way of getting through. He’s an integral part…
Read MoreOutgoing UR Director Dennis Collett finds recovery and a career at Cornerstone
A NOTE FROM STEVE: It may seem odd to profile an employee who’s retiring, but Dennis Collett isn’t just any employee. He’s one of the longest-tenured members of the Cornerstone family who’s been with the company since 1992, and on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, he’ll officially retire. Cornerstone is more than just a company, however,…
Read MoreMEET THE CORNERSTONE FAMILY: Kimberly Bonta, Director of Ohio operations
EDITOR’S NOTE: It may seem odd to spotlight an employee on her last day with the company, but Kimberly Bonta’s work with Cornerstone of Recovery Ohio has been invaluable. She has been, and always will be, family, and while the Ohio operations are shuttered after this week, her legacy with this company will live on, and…
Read MoreMEET THE CORNERSTONE FAMILY: Nathan Blanton, Director of Nursing
EDITOR’S NOTE: A few months ago, Cornerstone of Recovery CEO Steve McGrew asked for some thoughts on giving everyone an opportunity to know the organization a little better — specifically, the people. When a company offers a commodity as nebulous as hope and a new way to live, the most valuable resource we have to…
Read MoreMEET THE CORNERSTONE FAMILY: Chris Rowe, volunteer coordinator and recovery coach
A note from Steve Wildsmith, Motivational Musings writer … A few months ago, Cornerstone CEO Steve McGrew asked for some thoughts on giving everyone an opportunity to know Cornerstone of Recovery a little better — specifically, the people. We pride ourselves on the fact that our most important commodity is the people — those we…
Read MoreCornerstone’s Amy Sawyer selected for statewide opioid awareness campaign
Her mother’s near-fatal motorcycle wreck wasn’t enough to stop it. An emergency room doctor cutting into abscesses caused by IV drug use wasn’t, either. In the end, it was love that brought Amy Sawyer out of the depths of addiction, and she found it as a patient at Cornerstone of Recovery. Today, she’s approaching four…
Read MoreSue’s story: A Hood family member reminisces on Cornerstone’s miraculous beginnings
The Toth family: From left, son Nick, Susan Hood Toth, husband Larry Toth, granddaughter Kinsley Rogers, daughter Lauren Toth Rogers and Lauren’s husband, Nate Rogers. It was the 38th Friday of the year when a dedicated group of employees opened the doors to Cornerstone of Recovery on Sept. 22, 1989, full of hope tempered by…
Read MoreA pair of Cornerstone pioneers recall facility’s halcyon times on eve of anniversary
A sign outlines the original plans for Cornerstone of Recovery: detox and Intensive Outpatient at 1120 Topside Road, a.k.a. Hearthstone Lodge, and residential treatment at Tapoco Lodge in North Carolina. It may have been a combination of serendipity, dumb luck and sheer determination that rooted Cornerstone of Recovery to the Louisville community of Blount County,…
Read MoreTAADAC names Cornerstone’s Teresa Hazel as Professional of the Year
Award recipient Teresa Hazel, left, with Nancy Dabbs, president of the East Tennessee Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors. Whenever someone in East Tennessee asks for help for addiction and alcoholism, her name almost always finds its way into the conversation. On social media, pleas for treatment are met with a litany of tags…
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