Tag: Recovery

Why Sharing Stories in Recovery Matters: The Hero’s Journey and the Identified Patient

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Guest post by Melissa McGill [photo credit: Joshua Eghelshi] Why Do We Share Our Stories? The first time someone stands up in a recovery group and says, “This is what happened to me,” the room changes. Silence turns into nods, shame into recognition. Stories in recovery aren’t small talk—they’re lifelines. They are how we find … Continue reading Why Sharing Stories in Recovery Matters: The Hero’s Journey and the Identified Patient

Fostering Recovery Community: Mutual Support with Broad Societal Benefit

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“People are social creatures who need human interaction to drive and sustain their physical, intellectual and emotional development. The determination of who they interact with from the time of birth throughout their lifetimes is critical to who they become, how they behave, and how they are perceived (or misperceived) by others outside their immediate social … Continue reading Fostering Recovery Community: Mutual Support with Broad Societal Benefit

Gratitude and Addiction Recovery: Validating Experiential Ways of Knowing – William Stauffer

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Gratitude is an example of a recovery tool that is grounded in experiential knowledge. A tool used across history in a myriad of mutual support communities. It evolved from indigenous recovery community trial and error practices. That is to say that people in recovery for a very long time have been practicing gratitude as a … Continue reading Gratitude and Addiction Recovery: Validating Experiential Ways of Knowing – William Stauffer

The Coproduction of a Recovery Evidence Base on the Frontiers of Future Recovery Research

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Frontiers of Recovery Research Series – William White Interview with Bill Stauffer   What an honor it is in my life to do this interview. I think the first time I ever heard the name William White was when I read the book Pathways from the Culture of Addiction to the Culture of Recovery: A … Continue reading The Coproduction of a Recovery Evidence Base on the Frontiers of Future Recovery Research

Recovery Management Nestled in a Recovery Grounded System of Care – an Interview with Dr Michael Flaherty

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Frontiers of Recovery Research Interview Series – William Stauffer What is this series of interviews? In April of 2024, I had the distinct honor of being asked by William White author and thought leader of the new recovery advocacy movement to present his words as the keynote to open up the first annual NIDA Consortium … Continue reading Recovery Management Nestled in a Recovery Grounded System of Care – an Interview with Dr Michael Flaherty

The Social Model of Recovery: Where the Change Happens

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William Stauffer, LSW, PMAC, PECS & Enid Osborne, PhD, MPH, MSW In September, at the 2025 National Association of Recovery Residences Best Practices Summit, held in Sandusky, OH, one of the most notable presentations was that of Dr. Thomasina Borkman. While younger readers may not know her name, they should.  She is a pioneering sociologist … Continue reading The Social Model of Recovery: Where the Change Happens