Like so many Mainers, I live in a small rural community. For some this community is a source of strength, an anchor in life’s storms. For others it can seem at times that the long memory of community can make it hard to...
Switching from Sole to Soul Work
Auburn resident Dave Bilodeau, the Tri-County Mental Health Services OPTIONS Liaison in Androscoggin County, worked for Knapp as a Supervisor for 27 years before earning his degree in Social Services—and he has never looked back. After receiving his degree,...
When I stopped drinking alcohol almost four years ago, I seriously thought that my life was over. I believed I would never have fun again, never be fun again. The word BORING came to mind. I was convinced that I would forever be boring...
Chris Bastey’s Journey from Punk Rock to Recovery, An Artist’s Transformation
Chris Bastey has become something of a legend in Rockland, Maine. Working at the famed Atlantic Studios, he’s dedicated nearly two decades of his life to the art of tattooing. His unique, bold, and...
Alison Jones Webb on the Writing of Recovery Allies
Books have a life of their own and they birth at the moment they’re ready.
— Alison Jones Webb
Ideally, books come along at the time that we, the readers, most need them. In the case of the...
The Transformative Power of Connection
Embracing Recovery and Belonging
If you spend any amount of time in recovery spaces (meetings, sober living residences, recovery centers, etc.), it likely won’t be long until you hear someone say something to the effect of “the opposite of addiction is...
