Seija's Story: Living out My Purpose
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill My name is Seija and I am a grateful...
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Storytelling with a Purpose
Caroline Beidler, MSW
2 min read
What's Your Purpose?
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, addiction rates have skyrocketed, threatening an already taxed health care system and causing added...
Caroline Beidler, MSW
4 min read
Tried "Purity"--and Failed--and Still Found Purpose in Faith and Recovery
When I was about twenty-seven, I bought myself a purity ring. It was quaint and had tiny words etched in cursive like “I am pure” and...
Honesty Liller
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Honesty's Story: Forgive, Love, and Live A Life Of Your Dreams
I am a woman in long-term recovery from a substance use disorder and what that means to me is I have been drug and alcohol free since May...
Darlene Brock
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Darlene's Story: Life Can be Mastered in Only One Day
I am sitting on my porch, expansive mountain range in view. The light filters on a few of the mountaintops, with shadows on others....
Caroline Beidler, MSW
3 min read
What if We Could Lean In Instead of Run Away?
What would it look like today if I leaned in to my struggles? What would it feel like to face my challenges head on? How would my life...
Jessica Geschke
4 min read
Jessica's Story: Freedom in Recovery and in Life
To me, the words “finding freedom in recovery and life” mean more now than ever as we enter this month of July where we celebrate our...
Caroline Beidler, MSW
4 min read
Freedom in Recovery
For me, July means fireworks and barbecues and smells like corn on the cob and strawberry short cake. It’s a time to gather with family,...
Caroline Beidler, MSW
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A Note from Shelly Dutch on Freedom in Recovery
This month, as we explore what it means to find freedom in recovery and in life, Shelly Dutch shares a few words on what freedom in...
Caroline Beidler, MSW
4 min read
How Shame Prevents True Connection and What We Can Do About It
For me, shame is hiding in the dark. It is wondering about my place in the world and never feeling good enough to be taking up the space...
Lindsey Encinias
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Lindsey’s Story: Learning to Shine
I recently celebrated one year of sobriety, as well as my 40th birthday. Both of these milestones allowed me to reflect and exhale. This...
Caroline Beidler, MSW
2 min read
What Does it Mean to Shine in Recovery?
There is an interesting book on the craft of writing called, “Writing Tools.” In it, Roy Peter Clark talks about how even in serious...
Brandee Izquierdo
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A Note on Family from Brandee Izquierdo, Executive Director of SAFE Project
Recovery is a personal journey and that journey extends to family as well. Yes, I’m in recovery but I also have to remember that my...
Caroline Beidler, MSW
5 min read
Coping with Addiction Loss: Grief in the Recovery Family
One of the many things I love about recovery is that for many, helping others is about sharing our experience, strength and hope. It’s...
Jacquelyn Hunt
3 min read
Jacquelyn's Story: Family Makes Recovery Possible
Family means everything to me. Not sure where I would be without mine. When I was first released from prison and early in my recovery,...
Caroline Beidler, MSW
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It's Okay to Not Be Okay: Breaking the Silence to Celebrate National Mental Health Month
When I was in my teens and early twenties, I didn't know this was true: it's okay to not be okay. The feeling that something was wrong...
Caroline Beidler, MSW
2 min read
The Joy of Connecting
"My recovery family is everything to me! It's the piece in sobriety that fills my soul and makes me feel whole. They lift me up if I'm...
Caroline Beidler, MSW
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What's Amazing about a Recovery Family
My recovery family today is a super dysfunctional crew of highly functional folks who show me by example that life is better when it's...
Diana Dalles
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Diana's Story: My Life is a Divine Work of Art
A few brush strokes here a few there. Often these days, a blank canvas sits waiting. That's how my creativity seems to be going these...
Jenny Lynn
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Jenny's Story: An Artist's Path to Recovery and Healing
I have been an artist all of my life. Drawing was my first comfort zone. I could escape into this form of creativity and painted pictures...
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