Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Monday Thoughts March 2, 2020

“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”  ~~Audrey Hepburn
“To be deeply loved, means a willingness to cut yourself wide open, exposing your vulnerabilities…hopes, hurts, fears and flaws.  Hiding behind the highlight reel of who you are, is the real you and that person is just as worthy of love.  There is nothing more terrifying or fulfilling, than complete love, it’s worth the risk…reach for it.”  ~~Jaeda DeWalt
“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose.  All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.”  ~~Helen Keller

#10   All love given returns.
I am learning to know that I am loved.

In our WFS Program booklet there is a beautiful quote from our beloved Nancy Cross (fourcwoman) that states “All recovery roads lead to the ability to love and be loved.”  While it is true that in active addiction it can be difficult to comprehend or experience love but with the continued practice of Statement #10 love can flourish in our sober New Life.
Last week was a shocking and difficult week for our family.  We suddenly lost my sister’s husband and as I waited for my flight, I recalled and cherished precious moments together, from their wedding just a few years ago to our most recent phone calls.  Instead of trying to fix anything, I sat in stillness with my sister.  Amid our family’s grief, love connected us along with all of the lives he touched.
Allowing ourselves to feel our vulnerability can be a way to extend feeling loved.  When we are open, the real woman we are is open and our authenticity shines.  We show we are human beings in need of love and that we are capable of loving another.  Embracing rawness and vulnerability, a certain contentment arises, allowing a portal for love to expand.
Statement #10 Tool:
Brene Brown, a vulnerability researcher and author of The Power of Vulnerability, (as well as TED talks and numerous other titles) encourages being with someone who is in pain, whether it be ourselves or a loved one.  Be with someone in their darkness and not “race to turn on the light so we feel better.”  This includes ourselves.  Be with uncomfortable emotions and experience each moment.  If you have a Statement #10 tool that you would like to share, email karen@teamwfs.org
Hugzzz
Karen

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Hi 4C Women,
Being vulnerable can be scary yet as Karen shared, it can open the way to authentically giving and feeling loved.  Another component of vulnerability is to accept ourselves where we are at this very moment.  Sometimes we put such restrictive boundaries on what we deem as lovable that we build a wall so high that when love is climbing up to meet us, we make it impossible for love to reach us.  Some people call it perfectionism.  We’ll be lovable enough if we always do the right thing, don’t ever make mistakes, let anybody down, say yes when we mean no, forgo our own happiness to please others – the list could go on and on.  Acceptance of who we are now does not mean we can’t embrace emotional and spiritual growth.  It means we accept there will be change and while that is the work to be done, we love ourselves along the journey.  All love given returns and perhaps it starts with loving ourselves and the gift we give to ourselves besides self-love is believing and knowing we are loved by others. 
Bonded in knowing we can give love and are loved, Dee

WFS Annual Weekend Conference
June 12th - 14th, 2020
Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN

Pre-Conference Activities Begin June 11th

 

Registration Open Now!


2-night registration fees cover:
  • Friday & Saturday night lodging (except Day Pass)
  • 6 meals - Friday dinner through Sunday lunch at noon
  • 3 large group sessions
  • 4 breakout periods - choose from 16 amazing workshops
  • WFS meetings, icebreakers, informal activities, and workshops Thursday through Sunday
Residence Hall Lodging2 nightsAdd Thursday night lodging
Double room**$275+$50
Single room$350+$70
   
Apartment Lodging  
Double room$350+$70
Single room$430+$90
   
Day Pass (No Lodging)$200$220

Read more about lodging options, agenda, workshops, and more on the 2020 Conference webpage!







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MCRCC March Happenings!

March 2020
Montgomery County Recovery Community Center
What's new at the MCRCC?
  • TWO weekly SMART Recovery meetings - AM & PM times
  • One Recovery Meeting for all pathways to recovery
  • Budgeting Workshop
  • Expungement Clinic
  • Weekly Gateway to Work Orientations

February Certified Recovery Specialist Training
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Office of Drug and Alcohol and Managed Care Solutions sponsored a free Certified Recovery Specialist training for 25 individuals in February. This training was hosted by the MCRCC and facilitated by staff from The Council. The MCRCC is excited to be a part of expanding the peer workforce in Montgomery County!
March MCRCC Highlights
Join us on Wednesday, March 11th from 1PM-2PM and meet with Legal Aid to determine if you are eligible for a pardon, seal or expungement.
We are excited to offer a new support group called "One Recovery" that supports all pathways to recovery. Tuesdays at 10AM.

PRO-ACT is hosted by The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc.; a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization. This project is made possible by funding through the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services Office of Drug and Alcohol and Managed Care Solutions.
The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc. | 4459 W Swamp RoadDoylestown , PA 18902

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Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth Report

Another child lost to suicide

Manitoba Advocate for Child & Youth Report Released.

This story, while it breaks my heart, is far too common. I can personally name other children and families who have a similar story. My list is getting longer each day.

I have been saying we need a treatment centre for children/teens with mental health challenges in Canada for now 8 years. Not one exists - there are plenty of amazing ones in the United States but not ONE in Canada!

There are inpatient facilities in Canada if your child/teen has an eating disorder or an addiction but not mental health struggles.

And as Daphne says, our system is flawed, extremely hard to navigate, and in the end the child/teen/young adult is left with the belief that "I am not treatable and I have lost hope".

We need for all of us to work together in getting this message out that we need to build this facility. I want it here in our province. Not in another province. I will settle for one in Canada.

My dream/vision is that this treatment facility treats not only the child who is struggling but the entire family. A child's mental health and the parent's mental health is a parallel process and only when all parts of the family's mental health is supported can wellness start to happen.

And of course my vision includes peer support





This is not just a Manitoba story, it is a Canada story.

Charlotte

Charlotte Sytnyk
Co-creator and Mental Health Momager
Robyn Priest LIVE YOUR TRUTH
Robyn Priest LIVE YOUR TRUTH, is a mental health and peer support education and strategy firm. All programs are designed and delivered by people with their own experience of living with a mental health issue, or a family member of someone living with a mental health issue.

Why?

To demystify the many misconceptions of mental health issues from a perspective of someone who has lived it, so we can educate people to go after, and live the life of their dreams. Their “REAL” truth.
Robyn Priest Live Your Truth | 7 Castle Ridge Drive Winnipeg, Manitoba R3Y 1W1 Canada

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Monday, March 2, 2020

Not Every Thought Is Your Own | Defeating The Dark Side Of The Mind á´´á´°

Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available!

BE PART OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT

The Admissions & Marketing Symposium is so much more than a conference. It is one of the only professional development opportunities to exist specifically for admissions and marketing professionals at all levels, from novice to seasoned. We invite you to support the development of these key professionals within our field, to be part of the change we wish to see.

Sponsorship levels start at just $1500.

EVENT LOCATION:
Cumberland Heights
Nashville, Tennessee
*Room Block Information Coming Soon!
EVENT DATES:
April 2-3, 2020 


Rooming block now available!
For more information, contact Stacy Bridges at stacy_bridges@cumberlandheights.org or
 (615) 390-8224.

Admissions & Marketing Symposium | 21062 Brookhurst Street, Suite, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
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