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Woman Gives Back To Recovery Community With Chicken Lunches
The lunches are served at the “recovery cafe,” which houses a memorial book with the names of those lost to addiction, including the woman’s husband.
Mobile Recovery Clinic Provides Vivitrol To Those With Opioid Addiction
The clinic is the brainchild of a registered nurse who has been sober for 13 years.
Man Founds Non-Profit Yoga Recovery Group
“I knew that financially a lot of people in recovery couldn’t afford yoga, and I felt that was unacceptable. So I started the foundation…” There are many roads to recovery, and for Taylor Hunt, yoga has been a profound piece of his path. Yoga was so instrumental for Hunt that he founded the Trini Foundation,… Continue reading Man Founds Non-Profit Yoga Recovery Group
Aaron Neville's Son Details Getting Sober, Helping Others
“Keith [Richards] hated that I was smoking crack,” Neville recalled. “He’d look at me like, ‘What’s wrong with you? Get it together.’” Ivan Neville, the son of singer Aaron Neville, grew up with music in his blood in New Orleans. A prolific musician, Neville has played in Keith Richards’ band the X-Pensive Winos and The… Continue reading Aaron Neville's Son Details Getting Sober, Helping Others
Homelessness and Mental Health: On the Front Lines
Officers Armond and Dodson, whose personal histories uniquely qualify them for this outreach effort, have personally gotten 49 people off the streets and into drug and alcohol treatment. As someone with an extensive rap sheet, it was strange for me to be voluntarily climbing in the back seat of a police vehicle with two officers… Continue reading Homelessness and Mental Health: On the Front Lines
4 Important Reasons to "Keep Coming Back" to AA, Even When We Don't Need To
Don’t underestimate just how powerful your presence at a 12-step meeting can be for another person’s recovery. More than I care to admit, my usual 12-step meeting times will pop up on my calendar and I’ll think to myself, “Can I get away with skipping this one?” A lot of folks in the rooms will… Continue reading 4 Important Reasons to "Keep Coming Back" to AA, Even When We Don't Need To
Woman Uses Creative Writing To Help Ex-Offenders In Recovery
“I learned how to live again, how to feel comfortable in my own skin. She’s a Godsend,” says one of Rebecca Conviser’s students. It was a cancer diagnosis that first got Rebecca Conviser interested in the power of words. If the Morristown, New Jersey woman didn’t make it through, she wanted to leave behind words… Continue reading Woman Uses Creative Writing To Help Ex-Offenders In Recovery
MyPillow CEO's Past Addiction Battle Inspires Him to Help Employees
“Addicts are hard workers. Addiction’s a lot of work… I’m all about second chances. When people come to me, that’s their past.” Mike Lindell, CEO of the popular MyPillow line of bedding, understands how substance use disorder can derail a person’s ability to pursue their dreams or even maintain basic quality of life. He struggled with… Continue reading MyPillow CEO's Past Addiction Battle Inspires Him to Help Employees
Sober Cleveland Police Officer Gives Back To Local Recovery Community
After a lengthy battle with alcoholism, a Cleveland detective got sober and inspired those around him to change their lives. Today, Cleveland police detective Chris Gibbons puts the bad guys in jail cells, but in 1992 he was on the other side of the law, sitting in a jail cell soaking wet and shivering after… Continue reading Sober Cleveland Police Officer Gives Back To Local Recovery Community