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....

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...

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....

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...

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...

A universal aspect of human life is the striking of a balance between the individual and the community. We all have individual lifepaths with our own personal needs, dreams, and stories. But we are also all part of a larger community we must...