Saturday, November 3, 2018

AA's "How It Works" for Everyone | The Fix

AA's "How It Works" for Everyone | The Fix: Women have had to endure a generic 'He' for God all these years. I am not rewriting the Big Book. I am simply asking for a moment to honor my God as a She; for a moment of freedom to express my God as I understand God.

A Space for Grief and Growth: The 12th National Harm Reduction Conference | The Fix

A Space for Grief and Growth: The 12th National Harm Reduction Conference | The Fix: When we demand answers without a deep, authentic understanding of the problem, we wind up putting band-aids on gangrene.

Death Threat: The Unique Dangers of Grieving in Recovery | The Fix

Death Threat: The Unique Dangers of Grieving in Recovery | The Fix: Though I've developed tools for dealing with heartache and anguish in sobriety, this level of grief is a sadness on steroids against which I feel futile and frightened.

You Made It Through Sober October, What's Next? | The Fix

You Made It Through Sober October, What's Next? | The Fix: Recovery is not something we wear lightly; it is a lifelong challenge to recover our ability to regulate our bodies, heal from our trauma, and lead a healthy and fulfilling life.

My addiction to approval | The Fix

My addiction to approval | The Fix: I’ve been speaking up more and more lately about equality and intersectional feminism. I have been getting louder about my recovery and showing people my darkness as well as my light. I have been really trying to actively ground my spirituality in humanity, rather than spiritually bypassing (think, good vibes only and not doing any work on yourself). The more I speak up, the more hate I get, the more I have people telling me to be careful and the more fear comes up.

TOMORROW is the Last Day for Nominations!

Tomorrow, November 2, is the LAST DAY MDC will be accepting nominations for our 6th Annual Community Champion Awards. Do you know someone who is making Knoxville a safer and healthier place to live? Nominate them for an award! 
MDC will recognize community leaders in the following categories:

Coalition Member of the Year
This award will be given to a coalition member who 
exhibited commitmentto the organization through meeting participation, committee leadership and project implementation.

Innovations in Substance Abuse Prevention Award
This award will be given to an individual who implemented and/or oversaw a groundbreaking prevention project.

Commitment to Service Award
This award will honor a person who is dedicated to giving back to the community, whether through their profession or volunteerism.

Media Advocacy Award
This award is dedicated to a local media professional that has brought great awareness to and generated community conversation around substance abuse.

Youth Leadership Award
This award will be given to a “rising star” in the area of substance abuse prevention. The nominee should be a youth or teen trailblazer under 21.

Recovery Services Award
This award will be presented to a treatment professional or organization that has expanded services and/or reduced stigma facing people with addictions.

Celebrate Recovery Award
This award will be presented to a person who is in recovery and has put forth extreme effort in making a positive change through their journey.
All nominations must be completed by 5:00 PM on November 2.
Only nominations received by the due date will be considered. Please be thoughtful and specific in your nomination as our awards committee will use this survey to choose the honoree.

Please mark your calendars to attend MDC's Community Champion Awards Luncheon on December 4 at the Foundry at World's Fair Park.
You can register to attend here.

Questions? Contact Aly Taylor at ataylor@metrodrug.org or 865-588-5550.
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