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This letter is for people in or seeking recovery in all its various forms (addiction, trauma, mental health, you name it), family members, and our supporters.

I'm so glad you're here.

This is a place where we can share and celebrate our stories of recovery and resilience without judgment and without shame. We will learn, together, what it means to be in recovery and helpful resources for our journeys.

Together, let's explore topics like:

Addiction, Mental Health, Trauma, Family Recovery, and More.

If you are feeling stuck in your recovery or life or want to help others, you are in the right place.

If you are a family member impacted by addiction and are looking to understand the recovery journey better, you are in the right place.

If you are a counselor, ministry leader, peer specialist, recovery coach, or advocate, this is your circle. This community is a place to share your insights and resources with others.

Share your story

Recovery is all about community. One of the things I love about this community is being able to highlight YOUR story of recovery and resilience.

Interested in submitting your story? Contact me today. I’m currently looking for submissions to Circle of Chairs.

More about me:
Caroline Beidler, MSW is an author, recovery advocate, and founder of the storytelling platform Circle of Chairs. Her new book You Are Not Your Trauma: Uproot Unhealthy Patterns, Heal the Family Tree is available anywhere you buy books. With almost 20 years in leadership within social work, mental health, and addiction recovery, she is currently a consultant with JBS International, working with state governments, international partners, and federal agencies. She is also a team writer for the Grit and Grace Project and blogger at the global recovery platform In the Rooms, along with founder and visionary of the annual International Women’s Day Global Recovery Event. Caroline lives in Tennessee with her husband and twins where she enjoys hiking in the mountains and building up her community’s local recovery ministry.

Connect with me @carolinebeidler_official and  https://www.facebook.com/carolinebeidlermsw

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Addiction recovery expert and author, Caroline Beidler, MSW explores facets of recovery like mental health, supporting loved ones with addiction, trauma, and more. Pull up a chair.

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Caroline Beidler, MSW is a mental health expert and author of You are Not Your Trauma: Uproot Unhealthy Patterns, Heal the Family Tree. Her next book is coming in the spring of 2026 with Nelson Books.