Comments on: Underbelly; The Palm Beach No One Talks About

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:31:12 +0000

This is a reminder to me of being in the Tribeca section of Manhattan, which is a neighborhood of great wealth and an active street population. These poles which exist socially scream out when such a juxtaposition is identified.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:06:27 +0000

I am so impressed with the way David turned his own despair and hopelesseness around and used it to enrichen and bring hope to others lives. He is such a powerful example of the beauty of community and service work.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:39:15 +0000

As a therapist at Gatehouse, I am often told by the residents and their parents that facing “the curse” of the addiction has actually been a “blessing in disguise.” This “curse” has brought the family to a place of healing and recovery. Several of our residents have walked the reality of being homeless and addicted. Thank you David for taking your gift of healing and recovery to the streets of Palm Beach and now to the public. May God Bless your efforts to the poor.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:24:57 +0000

Great Job to David on his efforts. Not only did he spend time in service to the homeless there, he turned it into an enterprise that will benefit those he did not get to meet and many others.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:17:06 +0000

This story really exemplifies the far reaching effects recovery can have, once initiated by a single person. Sobriety in my life has made such an incredible difference, and I hope I am able to make a difference in other people’s lives by assisting in the recovery process.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:32:20 +0000

The irony of this beautiful “coffee table book” on the ugliness of the poverty resultig from substance addiction serves to underscore the irony of a beautiful resort city that glosses over its own depravity.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:27:03 +0000

I myself have been in the situation of living on the streets, and doing anything possible to continue to support my drug habit. I am really excited that this book is out for people to see how things are. I am so thankful for AA, it has given me so many things that when I was on the streets, I couldnt even dream about. Today, my joy in life is being able to help people that are in the same situations that through my addiction, I put myself in. I was abused in almost all of my relationships, today I am so thankful that I am and do help women and children that are or have been through abuse. If the world saw what really happens to people, maybe their would be a lot more love and compassion towards one another.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:24:02 +0000

As a family therapist working with young adults struggling with addiction, I am constantly inspired by the impact that one person’s recovery can have on the other members of a family. David Geliebter’s life took an unexpected turn when his son entered a treatment center and David chose to join in the recovery effort by looking at his own issues and taking action. The inspiring book he wrote and self-published is a tribute to his journey.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:18:31 +0000

It’s cool to see a book addressing such real issues that are pertinent and relivant to ongoing issues in our country. To have been around many people who suffer in this way it gives me hope to see the problem being addressed and looked at in a serious manner. The effects of alcoholism and drug addiction are far reaching in the world today and each case is individually heartbreaking. I know any kind of help to the people who have lost everything, even hope, will make a difference in their lives. From offering to buy them a meal or passing on to them spare clothes, to offering them the fellowship of AA, free coffe, and a way out of the pits of alcoholism many of us know all to well.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:06:06 +0000

i really love how the whole family can be saved by this program at Gatehouse, i can think of 27 familys of hand that this program and its workshops have saved. and the 12th step of AA is such a powerful thing