Leslie Gold is the founder and executive director of Strides in Recovery, a Southern California non-profit which brings the healing power of goal-oriented group exercise to addiction recovery communities. Participants in Strides in Recovery programs enjoy improved self-confidence, empowerment, self-discipline, camaraderie, stress reduction, health & wellness, pride in accomplishment, and so much more. Leslie is an RRCA certified running coach who has trained hundreds of people in early recovery to cross the finish line of events ranging from 5Ks to the Los Angeles Marathon.
The sad fact about addiction treatment in the US is that, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the first year relapse rate is 40-60%. Common approaches to treatment include medication and various types of behavioral therapy - CBT, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Family...