What does recovery look like to you?
In honor of Recovery Month 2020, we invited community members to share photos and describe how they represented “recovery” to them. Recovery is everywhere, so we also asked people to share photos representing personal recovery, family recovery, recovery advocacy, recovery pets, hope, recovery allies, recovery professionals, honor guard (10+ years of recovery) and remembering a loved one.
Thank you to everyone for sharing your powerful stories of hope and resiliency. We received over 200 photos!
RachelOffering prayers of gratitude at Mille Lacs Lake after getting hired as Peer Recovery Specialist.
BethanyMy sober house, both the staff and clients, have given me hope. And confidence. And friendship. And so many other things I forgot I could have.
AliIn 2020 I was nominated for and voted on to become the Collegiate Recovery Student of the Year by key stakeholders in the collegiate recovery community. This was an incredible honor and an amazing award and is a great community to be a part of.
HillaryRecovery is dancing in the street in the midst of a pandemic. Recovery is a celebration of life. At Wayside, recovery is EMPOWERMENT!
PearlIt is important that peer recovery support leadership reflect the diversity of Minnesota.
KayleeThe Pride Institute recognizes that each recovery journey is unique and celebrates the individual differences within the LGBTQ+ recovery community. We invite you to dance with us and simply just enjoy recovery!
SusieRepresenting my employer, Mental Health Resources at the MN State Fair. We were getting the word out about how to improve your mental health.
Donell
Recovery to me, is the changes I have made in my life to create a whole new lifestyle. I entered treatment three years ago and have realized recovery is work in progress. Recovery has given me the ability to live a fulfilling life with the help and support of sober connections, family, and friends I have now become the person I have always wanted to be, by living a healthier lifestyle.
MichelleI am grateful to work with women in recovery and for the privilege to be part of their process. If only to plant a seed or to witness transformation from life of addiction to a life worth living. These sunflowers represent a strong message of healing and recovery.
SamanthaConfidence
GloriaJust a few of the the pictures that were shared in DC at the FEDUP Rally in 2015
AlyssaHolding the Peer Support Alliance meeting in Mankato! What an amazing experience it was support Peer Recovery Specialists and the incredible work they do!
Jay PeeThis pic means to me that I'm a warrior!!
JulieWe are co-founders of the first RCO in Duluth MN. We will never stop!
Alana9/13/2013 I got sober, and since then I have gone to college. I got my bachelors degree, and now I get to answer the call of service during a global pandemic. This is the grace of God.
Thank you to our 2020 Sponsors!
IN THE HEART OF THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY
NUWAY is a non-profit organization serving individuals recovering from co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders since 1966.
NUWAY is a non-profit organization serving individuals recovering from co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders since 1966.
IN THE HEART OF THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY
NUWAY is a non-profit organization serving individuals recovering from co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders since 1966.
NUWAY is a non-profit organization serving individuals recovering from co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders since 1966.
Allina Health is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of illness and enhancing the greater health of individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. A not-for-profit health care system, Allina Health cares for patients from beginning to end-of-life.
We serve our communities by providing exceptional care, as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care.
We serve our communities by providing exceptional care, as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care.
The Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies sets the standard in quality and convenience by offering master's degree programs that prepare you for a career as an addiction and mental health counselor while fitting graduate education easily into your life.
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation - We are a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
At Gateway Recovery Center we treat individuals suffering from addiction, substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders utilizing the latest clinical approaches, full-service case management and continuing care.
Pride Institute is committed to providing LGBTQ+ people (ages 18 or above) with an inclusive and accepting place for recovery through evidence-based treatment for substance abuse, sexual health and mental health.
Great Lakes ATTC - The ATTC Network is an international, multidisciplinary resource for professionals in the addictions treatment and recovery services field.
The Recovery Resource Centersupports St. Cloud State University and St. Cloud Technical and Community College students who have struggled with substance misuse and addiction and are now committed to sobriety.
Missions Inc. Programs provides a collaborative community and safe space where people are empowered to heal and transform their lives.
