Desire for Happy Destinies
I am writing this on my natal birthday. I arrived 88 years ago. The road of life provided a rewarding and satisfying journey. That is, until…
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Women’s Recovery Voices: an interview with Florence Hilliard
About the Series Women’s Recovery Voices was initiated to enhance the visibility of women in recovery and their stories. We will be conducting interviews of…
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NRI Newsletter – February 2020
February 2019 Digital Newsletter Let’s Grow and Learn Together! The National Recovery Institute offers competency and strength-based professional development and leadership training specific to our field. Our…
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RDP Newsletter – February 2020
February 2020 Digital Newsletter Have you ever wondered what it is we do?? So do we! Just kidding…kinda. But seriously, we’re ecstatic to share our roadmap with…
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NRI Newsletter – January 2020
January 2019 Digital Newsletter Did you know we offer Mentoring? A mentor is an experienced Recovery Community Organization (RCO) leader who can provide guidance for…
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Grant Me the Wisdom
For those who believe in the power of prayer, the Serenity Prayer, in its simplicity, serves very well. As we begin a new year and…
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“Peerness” is Important
My title for this blog came to me when recalling a presentation by Tom Hill several years ago at an Association of Recovery Community Organizations…
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Servant leadership
“A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of self promotion, but to the hushed whispers of necessity.” Mollie Marti Servant leadership is a…
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Key Harm Reduction Strategies
Harm reduction isn’t explicitly a pathway of recovery — although some do identify that way — it is however, a health strategy aimed toward reducing…
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The Power of Story—in Song
My previous blog, titled The Power of Story came from an idea from reading John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath. He wrote about storytellers and their importance to some semblance of well being in the California camps and the gatherings during the…
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