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Through evidenced-based practice, we know that the families that experience the healthiest changes are those committed to doing the work that is required for a family to heal. The goal is to create a treatment plan that holds the entire family system accountable, creating a recovery process with minimal chaos, long-term focus, monitoring to ensure compliance and inclusion at the appropriate level for every family member. The question becomes this: how do we as professionals encourage, support and, most importantly, inspire family systems to stay the course of a long-term treatment model that can provide and sustain healthy changes...

The holiday season is typically the one time during the year when the entire family can get together, but sometimes we’re forced to leave everyone’s favorite family member at home when traveling: our furry friends. Maybe the hotel doesn’t accommodate pets, your pet gets a little antsy flying or can’t sit still on a road trip. But there are a quite a few ways to make traveling a little easier with them. Heidi Ganahal, the CEO and founder of Camp Bow Bow, and Heather Owen, the owner of Camp Bow Wow and Home Buddies Avondale gave AFM their top tips to make Fido and the family more comfortable this traveling season.

Retirement is a scary time for a person who has defined her usefulness by going to work and doing a job every day for forty-five years. In order to have enough money to live on for those retirement years, a person will have to unlock the power of saying “No” to a lot of things that might threaten the nest egg down the road.

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  The gracious Mick Fleetwood talks about his photography. His talent behind the camera is extraordinary!