I ran across a new website, Recovery Stories, that I think worthy of mention in this blog. The aim of the site "...is to empower individuals and families to recover from addiction and its consequences. We do this by providing hope, understanding and a sense of belonging. We connect recovering people so that they can inspire, learn from, and support each other. We create empathic environments in which recovery can flourish.”
The creators of the site believe “...that storytelling has an important role to play in the recovery field. At the end of the day, addiction recovery is about people’s journeys into and out of addiction. It’s about a personal transformation. Solutions to serious substance use problems are manifested in the lives of people in long-term recovery. These lived solutions provide insights into principles and practices that underlie recovery from addiction.”
The site developers go on to state that “...[s]adly, little of this information is circulated to people in need of help. The site authors seek to “... change this situation. People suffering from addiction and its consequences have the right to easily access information that will help them recover.”
The site has a number of Recovery Stories with titles such asAdam's Story: A moment of Clarity; Brad's Story: A life beyond my wildest dreams; and Tim's Story: A doctor in recovery.
The website is rich in its articles on important recovery topics such as Factors that Facilitate Recovery. This article lists and describes factors in recovery such as: hope, a sense of belonging, acceptance—being supported by others, role models of recovery, involvement in meaningful activities (giving back and helping others), and spirituality.
So, I recommend you check out this Recovery Stories website. As always, comments are invited. Jan Edward Williams,www.alcoholdrugsos.com, 01/19/2014.
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