Heroes in Recovery

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I Am Worthwhile
You could say my story with my mental illness began several years ago (maybe 15?), but I chose to ignore the signs and figured it was just me. I was bullied in high school and that had an impact on my self esteem as I was growing up and even in my adult years. [READ MORE]

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WHAT IS HEROES IN RECOVERY?

Heroes in Recovery celebrates the heroic efforts of those who seek the addiction and mental health help they need without feeling ashamed or isolated. This grassroots movement is intended to remove the social stigma associated with people in recovery, to recognize the heroic effort it takes to overcome the obstacles in seeking help and to celebrate the act of preventing the past from kidnapping the future. [READ MORE]

RECENT HEROES STORIES

Terry’s Story

My sobriety date is November 23rd, 1981. Let me tell you what I looked like on that date. I was 155 lbs., opaque yellow, propped up perpendicular to the horizon with a stick. My left eye watered and twitched. I couldn't swallow whole foods, so I would tap a hole in an egg and hold my thumb over that hole and tap another at the other end and suck out the raw egg. (more)

Brian Bass’s Story

My name is Brian Bass and I hope my story reaches young people who are starting a life of sobriety. You will learn in recovery that there are two types of alcoholics: some who decline slowly, drinking well into their 30s, 40s, or 50s, before getting help, and others whom alcoholism strikes early, and the decline is much faster. My story is the latter. (more)

News & Events

Sea2Sea Cycling Event

Sea2Sea is raising awareness for British and American veterans and are cycling across the continental US to raise funds. (more)

Skate4Life Campaign

Skate4Life is setting out on a bold mission to raise funds and awareness for mental health concerns by inline skating 10,000 km across Canada. (more)

FEATURE

Vanessa Wentwoord

Tools of Engagement

Posted on May 18th by Vanessa | 2 comments

Lately I have been finding it difficult to engage. The wonderful things I have going on in my life, the passion of my work, social interactions and my service commitments have seemed to fizzle in their attractiveness. I feel like I have hit a road block. Inspiration is blanking and being grateful becomes difficult. I have started to feel burnt out. I have started to accrue injuries in my adventures, laying me up weekend after weekend. It's become harder to write, and multiple deadlines can be draining. I have found myself becoming frustrated with the obstacles. This is not the first time in my life I have felt uninspired and blocked. The difference between now and then is that I currently have tools to help me get through this seemingly "lost" period in my life. [READ MORE]

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