WFS Newsletter - March 2021

 

WFS Virtual Conference 2021

June 11-13, 2021   Featured Speakers:   Dr. Rebecca Ray:  A pilot turned clinical psychologist, Dr. Rebecca Ray is also an author, blogger, speaker, and podcaster. She uses a science-backed, heart and hard truth approach to helping big-picture-thinking women live a life that’s fulfilling, unapologetic, and free. Ester Nicholson: A recovery coach, speaker, recording artist, and author of Soul Recovery - 12 Keys to Healing Dependence, Ester's work focuses on practical strategies to heal addiction's root causes of unworthiness, shame, and trauma. Mary Beth O’Connor: Mary Beth attended her first WFS meeting over 25 years ago and says that, as a woman in recovery from meth, she was the only non-alcoholic in the room. Now a retired federal judge, Mary Beth shares her passion for the power of recovery through advocating for the many pathways in recovery.    Look  for registration information coming soon!

Conference FUNdraising

WFS Conference Auction: The Auction team has received 49 amazing contributions ranging from Sushi's hand-woven basket to Humble's knitted shawls. We still need your help to reach our goal of 100 items! If you want to contribute, email the details of your item(s) to auction@womenforsobriety.org by April 15.   LEARN MORE

Teddy Bear Challenge (TBC): Join us in paying it forward to help another sister in recovery at womenforsobriety.org/DonateTBC or print information to mail a check or credit card payment. Last year we had 105 donations totaling over $26,000. Please help us beat our record - every donation, small or large, helps!

eBay Sales to support the TBC:  13 Statement Bracelets, handmade Face Masks and more!  See the WFS eBay items at womenforsobriety.org/eBay

New Meetings

WFS thanks our volunteer Certified Facilitators who have started new in-person meetings!* St. Paul, MN - Wednesdays 6:30 PM - 1129@womenforsobriety.org Lewiston, ME - Wednesdays 7:00 PM - 1130@womenforsobriety.org Go to the WFS Meeting Finder to search for additional In-Person and Regional Video Meetings. Visit WFS Online for 30 worldwide online Text Chat and Video meetings. *May be temporarily meeting via Zoom due to the COVID pandemic.

Watch Parties!

To attend, simply log in to your account at WFS Online and click on the Meetings page. Live event schedule includes: March 7 - Recovery as a Practice with Dawn Nickel March 21 - Envision Boards with Gayla D. April 4 - Sober Mindset with Veronica Valli April 18 -  Exploring Different Types of Meditation to Enhance Recovery with Ginger R. May 2 - Expressive Writing: A Guide to Wonder and Well-Being with Karen H. May 16 - Gratitude is MORE than an Attitude with Nancy M. Watch for the release of additional recordings. Keep an eye on WFS Online as they roll out!

From the Web

The Uneventful Monday Night That Made Me Stop Drinking Julie Ward Dereshinsky "I don’t drink. Yes, even during COVID. There, I said it. If your first instinct is to ask questions, I love you. If it’s to stare at me like a deer in headlights or decide that I’m no fun, well, that’s on you."  READ MORE   Neural Roots and Origins of Alcoholism Identified Neuroscience, February 2, 2021 "The physical origin of alcohol addiction has been located in a network of the human brain that regulates our response to danger, according to a team of British and Chinese researchers, co-led by the University of Warwick, the University of Cambridge, and Fudan University in Shanghai." READ MORE

In Case You Missed it

If you missed the Winter 2020 Newsletter from WFS click here to get it!

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