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My Top 30 Book Recommenda -tions

My Top 31 Book Recommendations

With more available free time, I am reading more books than ever. Here are 31 recent ones I highly recommend.

Posted byAmy Sandelman HarrisMarch 27, 2022April 19, 2022Posted inbook recommendations, books, fiction, free time, i love to read, leisure time, novels, reading, women of a certain ageTags:books, novels, readingLeave a comment on My Top 30 Book Recommenda -tions

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Babies in Foster Care

Amy Sandelman Harris Mar 23, 2023 Activism, addiction, Adoption, Advocacy, Child Advocate, Uncategorized
Advocating for babies in foster care is both rewarding and challenging.

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A True Inspiration

Amy Sandelman Harris Mar 14, 2023 Activism, Advocacy, Charity, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Awareness, Philanthrpy
Octavia Bradley is a true inspiration because she suffered a a traumatic childhood and became an advocate and philanthropist for at risk youth.

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My Son Died From a Fentanyl Overdose, Don't Let it Happen To You

Amy Sandelman Harris Mar 8, 2023 Activism, addiction, Addiction Recovery, Advocacy, Family, fentanyl, fentanyl overdoses, Health and Wellness, heroin, Mental Health, Mental Health, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Awareness, opioid crisis, opioids, Parenting, recovery, recovery from addition
It’s been a long six months since my son died from a fentanyl overdose. And while writing about is challenging, I continue to advocate about

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Adverse Childhood Experiences Are the Leading Cause of Health and Social Problems in our Nation

Amy Sandelman Harris Feb 20, 2023 Activism, Advocacy, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness
Adverse Childhood Experiences are the leading cause of health and social issues in our nation

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Grieving the Loss of a Child

Amy Sandelman Harris Jan 31, 2023 addiction, Addiction Recovery, Advocacy
Grieving the loss of a child is tragic, but there is help. Get my strategies and resources on my blog

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Addiction Recovery Accessible to All

Amy Sandelman Harris Nov 20, 2022 Activism, addiction, Addiction Recovery, Advocacy
Some of the most disturbing recent statistics about overdose deaths in this country are the dramatic increases among Black and Hispanic populations. At the same

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Our Government Needs to Focus On Fentanyl Overdoses

Amy Sandelman Harris Nov 15, 2022 Activism, addiction, Addiction Recovery, fentanyl, fentanyl overdoses, Health and Wellness, Uncategorized
With 858,000 overdoses from Fentanyl in 2022 it's time our government focused on this crisis

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Fentanyl Overdoses Are Killing People By the Thousands

Amy Sandelman Harris Nov 4, 2022 addiction, Addiction Recovery, fentanyl, fentanyl overdoses, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, opioid crisis, recovery from addition, Uncategorized
Fentanyl overdoses are killing thousands of people and we need to provide the appropriate resources to stop this from happening.

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Why Roe V Wade Is Such a Big Deal and Why You Need to Vote

Amy Sandelman Harris Nov 2, 2022 abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, Uncategorized
Roe V Wade is Such a Big Deal because the legislation making abortions legal nationally was passed in 1973 - 49 years ago. Now the

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In Loving Memory of My Son Jack

Amy Sandelman Harris Oct 24, 2022 Activism, addiction, Addiction Recovery, Advocacy, heroin, opioids, Philanthrpy, recovery
In Loving Memory of Jack details how my son struggled with opioid recovery for 7 years before he over dosed.

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Parents Are Having a Healthcare Crisis

Amy Sandelman Harris Jun 6, 2022 abortion, addiction, Addiction Recovery, Family, fentanyl, Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Parenting
Remember the days when your worst fear raising kids was them falling down and skinning a knee? Today parents still fret over innocuous accidents but

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7 Days in London

Amy Sandelman Harris May 31, 2022 Travel
I just spent 7 days in London, saw all the sites and wanted to share my itinerary in case you are thinking of going.

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Babies in Foster Care

Babies in Foster Care

Advocating for babies in foster care is both rewarding and challenging.

by Amy Sandelman Harris March 23, 2023March 23, 2023
A True Inspiration

A True Inspiration

Octavia Bradley is a true inspiration because she suffered a a traumatic childhood and became an advocate and philanthropist for at risk youth.

by Amy Sandelman Harris March 14, 2023March 23, 2023
My Son Died From a Fentanyl Overdose, Don’t Let it Happen To You

My Son Died From a Fentanyl Overdose, Don’t Let it Happen To You

It’s been a long six months since my son died from a fentanyl overdose. And while writing about is challenging, I continue to advocate about it so it doesn’t happen to you. Please view my recent posts about Fentanyl here and here. CNN recently aired a town hall meeting titled America Addicted – The Fentanyl…

by Amy Sandelman Harris March 8, 2023March 21, 2023
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