Stories

• A poem written by Mark Langford

  Mark Langford, Writer

  I have passed my sports leadership award also I have level 3 in teaching and level 3 in therapeutic skills. I have completed the wolf medicine course with nature therapy CIC. I have run across the back bone of the isle of wight a route called the Dragon leyline in England. I love the gym […]
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  I thought he was safe and trustworthy and a good choice.

  Bunny Weaver, Writer

  He made me laugh and challenged me. We spent hours and hours talking on the phone and texting. We made plans for a future together. Flash back and he was my neighbor down the street. So sweet and polite. He was the first boy I was allowed to ride in the car with to go […]
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  How people are using the award winning documentary Written Off?

  Molly Hermann, Writer

  RECOVERY CENTERS: Educational tool for staff, patients, loved ones and community outreach nationwide. CONFERENCES: Showcase screening at the Louisiana Behavioral Health Symposium, with director Q&A 6/19/17 OUTREACH: National nonprofit ”I Hate Heroin” at the Mindframe Theater Dubuque, Iowa 6/25/17 IMPACT: DC Premiere at the Newseum, with introduction by Rep. Ann Custer (D-NH), panelist Ana Marie […]
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• To stop drinking is easy, but to remain stopped and build a sober life is more difficult.

  John Doe, Writer

  At the beginning of sobriety, a person needs a reliable and stable support system—this is rarely achieved through the family because of the damage that the addiction and the addictive person has caused, often over many years of abuse. The sober companion needs to have many years of experience helping addicts to reorient their lives […]
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  What exactly is a Sober Companion?

  It’s a fairly new term (within the last decade) to describe a developing field of work, the concept of which is working one-on-one with a client who wants help staying sober. Simply put, a sober companion is a combination of many roles: a guide, a companion, and a role model to a newly sober person […]
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• A Sober Companion, or Sober Coach is an emerging, effective form of assistance to help people with drug and alcohol problems find a solution and achieve a rewarding productive life.

  In recent years, the acknowledged fact that a person who has solved their own alcohol problem is uniquely qualified to help another with the same difficulty has been extended. A Sober Companion allows those seeking help to have a professional in recovery offer their special services to the newcomer in their home, or while traveling, […]
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