Treating Employees Equally & Fairly–A Natural Thing to Do
What does it mean to be a recovery-friendly workplace in Maine?
“Part of who we are is to help the community, people and businesses to be the best they can be,” says Lee Umphrey, president and...
Where Recovery Rises
by Jacqueline Brown
Imagine a health club where the only cost of attendance was a commitment to sobriety. That’s the model followed by The Phoenix, an innovative non-profit that combines the power of peers and community with group fitness and other meaningful activities...
Reaching out on the telephone is deep in the roots of the recovery community.
by Leslie Clark
In 1935 Bill Wilson walked through the lobby of the Mayflower Hotel in Akron. He passed the bar and looked for a phone booth, desperately seeking someone to talk...
Volunteers are the Heart of Maine's Recovery Community Centers
By Leslie Clark
Recovery community centers are bringing hope and connection for individuals and families in recovery in seventeen of Maine's Communities. They are located all over the State, including Caribou, Bridgton, Calais, Boothbay, Bangor, Portland, and...
The Gifts Are in The Journey, Not The Destination
by Leslie Clark
There is no one pathway to recovery.
Unless you’re talking about what got you there in the first...
I fell in love with the guitar and songs in general at Girl Scout camp. When I was 10, my dad bought me my first guitar. We had just moved, and I was starting fifth grade in my third new school. A year later,...
