Nonantum Resort received its Recovery-Friendly Workplace (RFW) certification from New Hampshire, in April 2023, starting with a re-entry program to help people return to work after incarceration. Many of these individuals were in recovery from addiction. This program sparked a big change at the...
Using Her Own Recovery to Help Others
Danielle Rideout grew up on an island off the coast of Maine. She felt embraced by her tight-knit community, but that wasn’t enough to beat out the alcohol and drugs that filled a void she had felt from...
Cameron Obremski is a vibrant musician and a recovering addict. Growing up, Cameron was, “an outcast in my soul” making fast friends with the kids who got into trouble. He started smoking cigarettes before double digits and was an active user before his twenties....
Reilly Harvey grew up in a lobstering family in Owls Head, Maine. She recalls her youth fondly, spending it with her parents and brother on the mainland and nearby islands. While her household was supportive and nurturing, it was also impacted by a family...
In the compassionate and insightful book Loving Fully, authors Stephen R. Andrew and Wendy Noyes explore the profound importance of love and connection as essential tools for healing and personal growth.
With their guidance, readers are encouraged to embrace their own journeys of discovery with...
Chances are pretty good that, in one way or another, we’ve all used stigmatizing language associated with addiction and, by extension, with recovery.
When we recognize the burden that social stigma imposes on people in active addiction and recovery, and when we change our words...
