Better Every Day
Dave Smith’s Story
A young addict recently asked his friend in recovery if he ever, you know, thought about getting high again or thought about drinking again. Dave, the friend, took a moment and looked at his life: a 20-year marriage,...
Simple, Not Easy
Recovery for a Family with Carly and Brinn Flagg
The Flagg sisters understand feeling alone and like they don’t fit in. Luckily, they’ve been on a journey together and found each other at the other end of it. Five years apart, Carly and...
Stories Restoring Hope
Rochelle Grant-Kenney lives in Hope, Maine with her daughter Kristina Lee and grandson Sander James. When she isn’t spending time with her grandson, she is serving as a community consultant for local task forces focused on substance use prevention and recovery. For...
What My Journey Taught Me
If you saw me kicking a soccer ball with my daughter or noticed me at a business lunch, you might assume my life has been easy. You might even imagine my privilege has made me oblivious to the pain of...
Maine Voices of Recovery is a series written by Jamie Lovley and created by Knox County Community Health Coalition in partnership with the community. The goal of the series is to teach the community about recovery, dispel misunderstanding about substance use disorder in...
Hotspot Hope
Christine Maider’s Story
Christine Maider is a powerhouse. She’s a grateful and loving mother of four, a community activist, and a survivor. Christine has been in recovery for the past five years.
She’s so much more than her alcohol use disorder, and she...
