‘High on Hope': Peter’s Story
Please watch this excellent filmed Recovery Story. Thank you so much for this share, Peter. ‘A frank and honest account of a life dominated by addiction and crime that ends on a ‘HIGH’ – Peter’s story...
View Article‘A Life Rebuilt’ from Dawn Farm
Spotted this on DJMac’s Recovery Review. As DJ says: ‘Here’s a beautifully shot, authentic short film which captures how hope powers recovery.’ ‘Amy came to Dawn Farm’s Spera Recovery Center feeling...
View ArticleMIA Film Festival Short Film Winner: “The Virtues of Non-Compliance”
This film won best short at Mad in America’s International Film Festival. It was co-directed by Evan Goodchild and Sera Davidow, and produced by the Western Mass Recovery Learning Community. ‘The...
View Article‘Older Than America': A Feature Length Film by Georgina Lightning
I’m excited to post this blog and and link you to Georgina Lightning’s film ‘Older than America’. Put your feet up and watch this outstanding film about cultural genocide and historical trauma. Thank...
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ManyFaces1Voice: William Cope Moyers
‘I was invited to give a presentation at the Rotary club in downtown St Paul, where I got up there and started my talk and was telling them all about the statistics of alcoholism. I saw people like...
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My Recovery Highlight of 2013
“Many of us have carried a message of hope on a one-to-one basis; this new recovery movement calls upon us to carry that message of hope to whole communities and the whole culture. We will shape the...
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Recovery from mental disorders, lecture by Pat Deegan
Patricia Deegan PhD is a psychologist and researcher. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teeenager. For years, Patricia has worked with people with mental disorders in various ways, to help...
View ArticleMy Favourite Blogs: Setting up a Recovery Community
Phillip Valentine, Executive Director for the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), emphasises that the essential first stages in building a recovery community are to: create a vanguard...
View ArticleMy Favourite Blogs: Beth Burgess –‘What is Recovery from Addiction?’
I love this piece of film from Beth Burgess, a recovery coach with Smyls. There’s a big difference between sobriety and recovery. Beth points out that many people give up trying to stop drinking...
View ArticleWant to be part of the biggest film festival screening ever?’
HAZELDEN’S SOCIAL COMMUNITY WILL HOST A FREE ONLINE SCREENING OF THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE AND LIVE Q&A. On March 1st starting at 12 A.M. Eastern time (U.S.), the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, a...
View ArticleBirmingham Recovery Walk
It was inspiring to see the latest cut of the film of the 5th UK Recovery Walk which took part in Birmingham in September 2013. It was great to see and hear so many recovering people having a great...
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