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Telling Your Recovery Story
Giving Meaning and Purpose to Your Pain by Using It to Help Someone by Ken Braiterman “I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew so well.” — Henry David Thoreau If telling your recovery story touches just one...Exploring Creativity: Otis Redfern’s Story
by Carol Bailey Floyd A few years ago, Otis Redfern experienced some devastating events in his life in a short period of time. In just under a year, he lost his home, his job, his marriage, and his will to live. After a serious, and almost successful, suicide...Two Dollars and a Glimmer of Hope
by Deb Colvin My name is Deborah Colvin and I have suffered from depression, alcoholism, cocaine addiction, homelessness, and domestic violence. I never ever thought I could ever overcome these barriers in my life. Then one day a friend encouraged me to buy a book,...WRAP First
I often find myself frustrated with the mental health and the medical health systems; systems that have often taught us that our first defense against a physical health, mental health, or life difficulty is reaching out to healthcare providers or some kind of invasive...Getting the Most Out of Your Doctor’s Visit
Successfully working with doctors and other health care providers can be a challenge for many people. It is for me. We know they have studied the kinds of things we are experiencing and will likely have solutions for us that would ease our recovery. How can we work...❤ Follow Us
