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12 stories for Journey

Articles by PRCC Team

Recovery Community Center Corner

Three women in recovery in Millinocket decided to stop waiting for help and started their own. Four years later, Pir2Peer Recovery Community Center is outgrowing its space. Now moving to Medway, the c…

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A Common Co-Existence

Bertha Pappenheim spent years institutionalized after Freud declared her "cured." What actually healed her wasn't therapy but purpose: working in soup kitchens, running an orphanage, fighting sex traf…

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Belonging & Purpose

Jordan answered the phone at the recovery community center's front desk, greeting someone calling for the first time. Later, as a volunteer recovery coach, he'd sit across from people sharing their da…

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Peer Recovery Coaching

Marcus sat across from his recovery coach, uncertain how to rebuild his life after treatment. His coach didn't tell him what to do. Instead, she asked questions that helped Marcus discover his own ans…

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