I am never more lonely than during the holidays. A quick Google search reveals I am not alone (forgive me a little foxhole humor here). Statistics on the number of people in the U.S. who report feeling lonely through the holidays range from AARP’s 31% to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill’s 66%. There […]
August is International Overdose Awareness Month, a time for us to collectively and individually recognize, remember, and grieve all the people who have lost their lives to drug overdose deaths. This is not just about those lost in the last 10-15 years of what we know as the current “opioid crisis.” Yes, we
In this episode, professional storyteller, storytelling teacher, and recovery coach, Meghann Perry, joins hosts Phil and Sandy Valentine. Meghann pursued her love for acting and drama in her younger years but found her way into addiction as well. Discussion covers the desire for expressing creativity in one’s life, struggles with addiction, becoming a recovery coach,
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Revolution Recovery and the power of stories (ft. Meghann Perry) “My self awareness threatens your denial” – Meghann We continue the conversation around the importance of self-narrative and play. Meghann details how she uses theater performance to help people make sense of challenges they have faced in their lives, and how through play we can
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Revolution Recovery and the power of stories (ft. Meghann Perry) Meghann joins the host to discuss the fundamental issue with viewing a patient as a subject / object / recipient / commodity and the victim blaming mentality that is helping no one. We explore how substances don’t always cause addiction and that the desire for
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I washed up on threshold after threshold, chaotic and unkempt, dirty brown hair and hollow brown eyes, translucent and paper-thin. Dragged against my will, violently tossed against the door, crawling on a whisper, swept in like a dry leaf. Screaming in protest or brimming with hope, always in desperation. Thresholds of homeless shelters, crack houses,
I walk along the path alone, in silence but for the sound of my breath and the murmur of voices. They trail along behind me, tethered by the thinnest threads of unbreakable silk. They’re the lost ones. The dead. Friends, foes, acquaintances, randoms. They’re the heroes who battled side-by-side with me, each in their own
“Recovery Storytelling” combines the craft of storytelling with the advocacy and messaging of the recovery movement. I discovered the potential of this marriage of art and advocacy in 2016 at my first Moth Story Slam competition. In front of hundreds of people drinking alcohol at a comedy club, I stood alone at the microphone. I
Could Recovery Storytelling be considered a “pathway” of recovery? If you’re not comfortable with that terminology, let’s explore how participation in Recovery storytelling workshops enhances and strengthens individual and community recovery, using creativity to unlock new perspectives about ourselves and helping us build connections inside and outside of recovery. There are many aspects of the
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