PNW Recovery News

This month will see the fruition of a 2 yr dream of mine. We will be putting out the first edition of the PNW Recovery News. It is a quarterly newsletter for the mentally ill by the mentally ill. The first issue will be out by the end of January. Other issues will be put [...]

Happy New Year and achieving your purpose

It has been a while since I have posted. During the past year I have gone through some physical issues that I am still trying to get taken care of. I have thoughts of posting but can not get the energy to do so. I am sure many of you understand this. It is the [...]

Living with life’s stresses

Things have been really stressful around here lately. We are preparing to move to another town about 35 miles away. My partner ended up in the ER where he coded. The next day he had two stents put in. He is doing better now. I have started another quarter of school this past week. A [...]

Recovery Conference next week

This next Thurs (Mug 12th) in Coeur d’Alene, ID there is a Recovery Conference for those with mental health issues. This year I have sat on the planning committee.  The theme is whole-body wellness. We have speakers from various parts of the community to speak on ways to work on whole balance. If you live [...]

Agoraphobia

Agoraphobia is a terrible debilitating illness. It can keep a person chained to their home for years if help is not sought. I was reading an email list I am on and someone was talking about her issues with the disorder. I wrote to her about how I overcame my problems with it. I thought [...]

Speaking op

I have spoken about my being in a 12 Step recovery program. This summer there is a 75 yr International Conference in San Antonio, TX. People from all over the year will be coming to the conference. Today I received an email to ask if I would speak on the subject of members with special [...]

PTSD- Vet Center offers services for our vets

At the  NAMI meeting this month we had a speaker from the local Vet Center named Mike Ogle. He spoke on PTSD and its symptoms. It was an excellent presentation, especially in regard to our men in their service to our country. As always I took extensive notes. I wanted to share what I learned. [...]

Dual Recovery Anonymous

Back in the fall of 2009, I was asked to start a 12 Step group for people who had mental illness and chemical addiction. I think I mentioned this in a previous post. Right now, our group has grown to two nights. We have had a steady number of people coming, although the numbers are [...]

Dual Recovery Meetings

Per request from some people, I started a Dual Recovery mtg in my area. It is a 12 Step program for people with chemical addictions and mental illness. You can look it up online at http://www.draonline.org/ to get information on starting a group in your area. It has really been beneficial for people here. Sometimes an [...]

God’s encouragement for our challenges

I have mentioned my son a few times during past posting. For the most part, he is glad he is not “normal”. Lately, he has been saying that he is “cursed” to have all the challenges in his life. I have told him over and over that isn’t so. Today, while I was sitting in [...]