Wellspring helps people start their journey
Jess (not her real name) is one young woman who has found hope, support and recovery at Infinity House, one of the programs in a continuum of services offered by Wellspring in...
Marshall Mercer, 40, lost his identity at birth.
His parents, both addicts, were never really in his life, and he was raised by his grandparents instead.
“I had no identity, just pain,” he says.
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Staying the Course - A winding road to recovery sends a message of hope
That early morning in March 2002, it seemed like every other snowstorm. I was the assistant manager at a convenience store, and they had...
I am sixty-one years old. Not quite senior, but certainly approaching the cusp. I have reflected on words my father spoke often to my brothers and me growing up in Pittsburgh.
“Today is the youngest...
Most people in Helen Thorgalsen’s life have only known her sober. That includes her two children—now in their 30s— and her partner of 20 years, Bonnie Clement, with whom she founded the general store H.B. Provisions in Kennebunk in 2002.
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When you see silver jewelry made by Portland’s Willa Wirth, you can’t help but notice the energy that radiates from her unique designs.
A pendant takes the shape of a cresting ocean wave. Earrings shimmer like real moonlight....
