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Changing the Conversation

We want people to know and understand that:

Mental illness and addiction are chronic diseases.

 

Both mental illness and addiction can be successfully treated: Treatment Works and People Recover.

 

Recovery is to be celebrated. Individuals in recovery become active and contributing members of their communities.

  • Recovery is beautiful! Recovery means being pro-active in recovery, and being able to handle your illness with respect and dignity.

  • A new way of life and a new perspective, an opportunity to move forward, to find/be myself, to cultivate relationships, to help others, and to be the person I am meant to be.

  • Being able to have a full life free from the chains of my addiction.

  • Taking the chance to live a happier, fuller life while maintaining and sustaining sobriety using friends, family, and resources.

  • No one has to die in their addictions, because not only are we changing the conversation, we are also working together to change lives.

    Shallon

  • Recovery means to have freedom from your former way of thinking and to regain a mindset that enables one to make wise choices.

  • I’m alive!! It’s amazing, it’s hope, it’s freedom.

  • Being able to cope well with challenges and issues life sends my way, and being able to give back to those needing peer support.

  • A lot of people in recovery, a lot of people period don’t understand that we’re faced with numerous opportunities disguised as impossible situations. But I don’t see them as impossible situations–just as opportunities

    Anthony

  • Everybody plays an important role in my recovery, providing support and guidance as I work on dealing with my illness and getting through it.

    Kaylee

  • Recovery means I can hold a job, meet new people, and reconnect with those I have lost contact with to being in a non-recovery state at the time.

  • Recovery is a path of keeping myself safe, and it allows me to help others which gives me self-worth. It also helps me gain more knowledge to change the generation of my children to think different and not allow them to follow the same path as I grew up.

  • Recovery is not a destination, it’s a journey through honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness.

  • A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, life a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.

  • Learning to live life again with all the ups and downs while staying steady throughout.

  • Taking control of my life and being a productive citizen who is a light for future people in recovery.

  • Being able to stay positive while moving forward, and not letting my mental illness hold me back.

Recovery Stories

  • I am a childhood rape survivor and two-time traumatic-brain injury patient. I am a suicide attempt failure (I am so glad). I don’t care what my diagnosis is, I care about breaking stigma and speaking of my recovery. I am an extremely successful secondary teacher. I am a social worker.......

Recovery is Beautiful Blog

  • The video below is a highlight from the National Alliance on Mental Illness in honor of July being Mental Health Minority Awareness Month. Please feel free to view and to share! For more information related to Mental Health Minority Awareness Month, click here....