Journey Enterprises

we're a group of people, many of us have lived through the nightmare of active addiction and we believe more people should know the facts that .... 1) addiction is TREATABLE 2) recovery is POSSIBLE 3) help & support is AVAILABLE we amplify hope .... and here's our why

"we don't have that problem here" it was a response from an employer recently to a Journey team member they said "Oh ok, here's a magazine, just in case" thanks to the National Safety Council calculator we're able to look at the prevalence by State by Industry (link in the comments) this type of response is actually the exception and not the rule when talking to employers most are eager to understand where resources are and how to help their employees, their family members and the communities they do business in thankfully.

We bring resources out to communities - literally meeting people where they’re at Sometimes we make mistakes in our messaging 🤦♀️

Over the past 5 years, as more and more magazines got out into the world, we continue to have these experiences - I think they're called "serendipitous" A series of things that happen, you can't plan for, but they end up being amazing and adding to our lives along with increasing the impact we're able to bring to work we're doing Like meeting Joanna Free, M.Ed. and her story of joining our Journey team - Joanna's on a mission to help people with tobacco and wrote a book We LOVE telling personal recovery stories about freedom from addiction so I interviewed her ... and our one hour planned interview in 2021 turned into 2 1/2 hours I think - and we were kindred spirits from that very first zoom intro Joanna's now been part of our Journey team for 2 years - helping with editorial and distribution. She has conversations along her routes and builds relationships with people she meets along the way - "getting the hope out". Her enthusiasm is contagious and you can physically feel gratitude "energy" from her. Joanna helps us elevate recovery and amplify hope!

Maine Voices of Recovery is a series written by Jamie Lovley and created by Penobscot Bay Community Health Partnerships - Penobscot Bay YMCA with the help of the community. The goal of the series is to share the hope of recovery, dispel misunderstanding about substance use disorder in the state of Maine, and record stories of how long-term recovery works. This is what recovery looks like!

Recovery capital refers to the internal and external resources that individuals can draw upon to support their journey towards recovery from addiction. These resources can include personal motivation, social support networks, professional guidance, and access to treatment services. Building and strengthening recovery capital is essential for maintaining long-term sobriety and resilience in the face of challenges; luckily recovery coaches are available to help assess. Check out Joshua Warren's article in this issue of Journey. Portland Recovery Community Center #AddictionRecovery #SupportNetworks

We're thrilled to welcome a new contributing columnist - sharing important and valuable information with our audience! Allison Stowell, a dietician working with Hannaford Supermarkets, involved with the Guiding Stars program, will be providing important and valuable articles with nutrition education. Nutrition plays a crucial and multifaceted role in the recovery from addiction. It's considered a foundational element in the comprehensive treatment and long-term management of addiction. With a husband who has celiac disease, I've learned just how important nutrition is to overall well-being and am excited that we can include this content for our audience. I love how she ties nutrition to joy AND health! Welcome Allison!

information worth sharing 4 years later - guessing this number is much higher The National Survey on Drug Use & Health (2020) reports that more than 40.3 MILLION people in the US are affected by addiciton. Many of them go to work every day. Wondering how many of them might work for you? Check out the National Safety Council calculator if you're curious. Making recovery more visible for more people is just good for business ... and just may save some lives.

collaboration in action - Groups Recover Together! meeting people quite literally where they're at ... having their morning coffee

Thank you Mary Beth O'Connor for sharing your personal recovery story with our audience! We're eager and excited to share another community-based, mutual aid recovery program and amplify the message that there are many paths to and for recovery from addiction - LifeRing, Inc. Please share for those in your network who may be looking for a way out of the nightmare of active addiction - this is a free resource and we want everyone to know about. You just never know the ripple effect that happens when people become aware of a resource that just may save their life.