Welcome to the Recovery Connections Network .We have spent the last ten years collecting resources so you don't have to spend countless precious hours surfing the Web .Based on personal experience we know first hand how finding help and getting those tough questions answered can be. If you cant find what you need here, email us recoveryfriends@gmail.com we will help you. Prayer is also available just reach out to our email !
Our May calendar lists all of our programs and volunteer training opportunities that are available to the recovery community. May programs include Women's Trauma Group, Meditation, Coping With Loss, Men's "Stress Off Your Chest", Gateway to Work and Adventures in Recovery.
Montgomery County PRO-ACT's Women's Trauma Group is a peer-based support group for women in substance use disorder recovery that uses the Seeking Safety model. The group is a safe, open space for women to discuss coping skills through discussion.
Ericka plays with her daughter Gracie at Jessie's Place.
Ericka was overcome with remorse and guilt after losing her dream job as a nurse’s aide at a well-respected hospital when she was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to distribute a controlled substance. Despite only having to serve satisfactory probation to offset time behind bars, Ericka felt lost.
She’d experimented with pain killers and marijuana in the past, but this abrupt life shift not only helped thrust her back into chemical dependency, but did so with brutal intensity. Ericka and her boyfriend began using cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines.
When she found out she was pregnant, however, Ericka refused to get high. She asked her boyfriend to do the same, but the battle between family and drugs soon came to a head and he chose the latter.
“He kicked me out when I was eight months pregnant,” she said.
Another relationship began to take shape soon after her daughter was born and was more or less a positive experience until her new boyfriend began using drugs a year later. Ericka again faced the difficulty of presenting her partner with the same ultimatum, but this time her entire life was consumed by a wildfire that conversation set in motion.
He hit me in the face,” she said with cutting focus. “He told me if I ever left him, he would kill me and my daughter.”
Ericka and her case manager Antoinette have a conversation in the library at Jessie's Place.
You're thinking about making a change around addiction. Now what?
Reaching out for help is almost always difficult, whether it's related to addiction or not. If you'd like to make a change, but you're unsure of where to start, you're not alone.
Heather Lister, our national trainer, answered questions related to her role, our coaching philosophy and how we ensure members get the best experience and support.
Q: What's your advice for overcoming guilt from things I did during my addiction?
A:If you’re feeling guilt from things you’ve done in the past, know that it’s totally normal. Also remember that the past doesn’t define you now; you can use those experiences as motivation for the future.
You may be tempted to avoid or ignore these bad feelings, which is also normal. But taking the time to reflect and work through them will benefit you in the long run.
