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Dear Author & Recovery Friend Catherine Lyon,

This is a critical time for anyone connected to the addiction issue. We are just over a week into the new Congress and at the end of next week, a new president will be sworn in. Here are just a few quick things you can do today to ensure that our leaders continue Facing Addiction in 2017 with us:

Sign and Forward an Open Letter to President-Elect Trump

The new administration has made a commitment toward reforming our nation’s health care system. We hope you’ll sign this letter to the President-Elect and his new administration, urging them to maintain their commitment to facing addiction issues in whatever replacement health care package emerges. If you’ve already signed our letter, please take a moment to forward this link to your family and friends and post it on social media. We need your help today!

Tell Your Story in a Letter-to-The-Editor

One of the leading roadblocks to improving the collective response to addiction is better understanding. Last year we saw the tragic viral images of overdose victims posted by police officers who were shaming people who become addicted. Shaming doesn’t work. The only way people will build empathy about addiction issues is to hear stories from other perspectives – recovery, loss, the struggle to access health services – you have a unique story to tell. A letter, outlining your personal perspective and connection to addiction can make a huge impact. Please click here to submit a letter today!

Pilot Community Program

Facing Addiction is proud to offer this application for communities needing support to build a targeted grassroots approach that changes local responses to substance use disorders. Examples could include building diversion programs that move low-risk offenders from court involvement or formal criminal justice system supervision to health-centered interventions. To learn more about this program, and to submit an application for your community, click here.

Thanks for all you do – advocacy is about action. Join us by taking action today.

Regards,

Michael King
Director of Outreach & Engagement

I PROUDLY STAND With My Friends at Facing Addiction! Let’s All Get Involved Above!

*** Author and Recovery Columnist, Catherine Townsend-Lyon ***

Hello Friends, Readers, Authors, Writers, ad Welcome New Visitors!

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I’m very excited to share a wonderful writers tip for you today! If you are an author or writer of any level? Then you need to know about http://www.BeABestSeller.com & their free writers newsletter of advice, tips, seminars, and so much more!. You can subscribe for free, and they have so much to offer for writers. They also do a feature called; Make It Happen, . . . Voice Matters! And I was a Featured Author sharing my voice, book, and about being a writer who lives in recovery with Mental Health challenges, and a Childhood trauma and abuse survivor.
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My Guest Author Feature:

Author, Catherine Townsend-Lyon

Please meet this week’s “Makin’ It Happen” featured Author Catherine Townsend-Lyon, a writer who is passionate about helping people recover from addiction, abuse and her break-out book Addicted To Dimes (Confessions of a Liar and a Cheat) Now on Amazon Books & Barnes and Noble both online.

As a childhood trauma and abuse survivor who lives life in recovery with the challenges of mental illness, Catherine doesn’t let her disabilities limit her as an author, writer, blogger, and advocate.

Catherine has made an impact in the addiction and recovery communities of So. Oregon, Phoenix Arizona, where she now lives, and across the Internet. And through her book, she shares her message of hope and recovery to others.

Catherine’s goal as an author and recovery speaker is to advocate and raise awareness about gambling addiction and childhood trauma and abuse. She shares her own story of gambling and alcohol addictions so others can see that they too can recover and go on to lead healthy, balanced, and fulfilled lives.

Catherine has been featured as an Expert Blogger for Addicted Gambling on Addictionland.com, and she was a past contributor to Recovery Social Network and featured in an article by, Columbia University titled;
“Gambling With America’s Health” by, Elaine Meyer here:
Gambling with America’s Health?
Plus, she has been a guest recovery speaker on many radio & Internet podcast shows.

Catherine is currently putting the finishing touches on two new books, set to be published in the fall of 2015. She continues to sponsor people in recovery from compulsive addicted gambling, along with those who suffer from mental illness and those who are the victims of childhood trauma and abuse. And now as a book promoter, she puts the same passion into her business promoting other fine authors books as she does in her recovery! Want her to help you promote your books? Send her an Email here: LyonMedia@aol.com

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I am very honored and blessed to be featured on “Make It Happen.” I am always looking for more platforms to share my story, book and share a message of hope to others from gambling addiction the disease. I want to thank Jennifer and Michaela for allowing me to share my “voice” with all her writer & author subscribers and look forward to some amazing things from “Be A Best Seller.com” this year!
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Thanks for visiting and hope you come back soon,
Catherine Townsend-Lyon, Author & Owner, Lyon Book Promotions