“Early in my career, I was spiraling down a path of real self-destruction, and no matter what successes I had, I just never felt good enough.” On Saturday (Oct. 27), actress Demi Moore was presented with the Woman of the Year Award by Friendly House, a women’s recovery program in Los Angeles. Moore was honored… Continue reading Demi Moore Honored By Women’s Recovery House
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Recovery Program Uses "People Power" To Help Those With Addiction
“My biggest motivator is to pass that gift of hope and possibility on to others,” says one Minnesota Recovery Corps volunteer. Minnesota is piloting a new program that’s harnessing the “people power” of AmeriCorps to support local addiction-recovery efforts. Minnesota Recovery Corps (MRC), an offshoot of AmeriCorps, was launched in 2018. MRC volunteers (or “recovery… Continue reading Recovery Program Uses "People Power" To Help Those With Addiction
How Do You Define "Recovery"?
Our time would be better spent trying to help people recover in whatever way is most effective for them rather than pushing and shaming everyone into one particular recovery pathway. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard someone say that a person might be sober, but that they’re not in recovery, or… Continue reading How Do You Define "Recovery"?