Narratives of Recovery and Place
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God had healed me from this, and everything I’d tried, nothing amounted to that, and I was overwhelmed with the love and the grace that I had found in forgiveness.
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I never even imagined being married, but now I’m able to be a mom and be a wife and be a productive member of society and it’s because I was able to connect with people. I was able to build love for myself and experience things in a completely different reality than what I was before.
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God had healed me from this, and everything I’d tried, nothing amounted to that, and I was overwhelmed with the love and the grace that I had found in forgiveness.
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I never even imagined being married, but now I’m able to be a mom and be a wife and be a productive member of society and it’s because I was able to connect with people. I was able to build love for myself and experience things in a completely different reality than what I was before.
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Being involved in peer support groups—with people who knew exactly what it was like to work in a setting with access to medications—was the KEY for me to be able to get solid in my recovery.
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And that treatment center showed me compassion and love, which in then turn I was able to show compassion and love. And from that point there was peace in my heart.
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Each year, I've shared my story with my students and will continue to do so. It's a sad reality, but many of them personally know someone in active addiction. When I disclose my experience to them, they now know someone in recovery.
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You get sober to go do things and hang out and . . . to have a life.
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Celebrate National Photography Month with Movable
11 May 2020Throughout May, Movable will collect recovery stories captured through photographs.
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Movable to Participate in National Collegiate Recovery Day Events
14 April 2020As part of National Collegiate Recovery Day, members of Movable will go online to run a storytelling workshop. At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, Movable directors Kristen Lillvis and Hilton Córdoba and student interns DJ Price, Paige Justice, and Laura Rice will share writing prompts and storytelling tips.
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