Lindsey & Leslie Glass: Healing Through Recovery and Wellness

Introduction:

Dr. Allen Lycka introduces the dynamic mother-daughter duo, Lindsey and Leslie Glass, both prominent figures in recovery and wellness advocacy. Lindsey, with degrees from Johns Hopkins and NYU, co-founded Reach Out Recovery and has produced award-winning documentaries. Leslie is a best-selling novelist and journalist, known for her acclaimed documentaries and extensive work in publishing and recovery advocacy.

The Mother-Daughter Dynamic:

• Initial Thoughts on Conflict: Lindsey reflects on why mother-daughter relationships are often fraught with conflict, emphasizing control, independence, and personality differences. Leslie elaborates on the struggles of parenting a teen, describing her role in trying to guide Lindsey during her rebellious years.
• Personal Conflicts: Lindsey shares their family’s struggle with communication and unhealthy patterns of fighting, rooted in control and her own battle with substance abuse during high school. Leslie speaks about her difficulty understanding Lindsey’s behavior, especially as her career took off, leaving her unsure how to manage the growing issues.

From Conflict to Reconciliation:

• The Breaking Point: Lindsey had to drop out of college to attend rehab, which became the first step in their path to understanding each other. However, even after starting the recovery journey, their personal relationship remained strained, leading to a four-year estrangement.
• Rebuilding the Relationship: Lindsey discusses the importance of personal healing. Both she and Leslie sought therapy and recovery programs, which helped them understand their own roles in the dysfunction. This time apart was essential for both to reflect and find clarity.

Leslie acknowledges that through her recovery process, Lindsey became her mentor, helping her navigate their reconciliation.

The Power of Writing in Healing:

• Writing as a Tool for Healing: Leslie believes that writing can cure almost anything. It allows for self-reflection and opens the mind to solutions. She explains how writing helped her process emotions and find answers to difficult questions.

Lindsey adds that writing during recovery programs, specifically doing a moral inventory, allowed her to see her part in the dysfunction and to understand how her actions had impacted others, especially her mother.

Shifting Perspectives:

• Empathy and Understanding: Lindsey emphasizes how writing the book with her mother helped her gain a new perspective on Leslie’s challenges as a young mother. She realized how her mother’s own traumas and experiences shaped her actions.

Leslie reflects on how she viewed herself as a good person during those years, but the recovery process helped her see the controlling behaviors that contributed to the conflict.

BIO:

Lindsey and Leslie Glass are a dynamic mother-daughter team in recovery and wellness. Lindsey, with degrees from Johns Hopkins and NYU, co-founded Reach Out Recovery and co-produced award-winning documentaries. She’s a screenwriter, author, and advocate in Los Angeles.

Leslie, a bestselling novelist and journalist, co-edits Reach Out Recovery. She’s known for her acclaimed documentaries and extensive work in publishing and advocacy from Sarasota, Florida.

Together, they inspire change and champion recovery and wellness.

Social Media:

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Reach Out Recovery (Facebook - 123,000+ followers)

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