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You aren't Alone in the Struggle

there is hope in the grit

Jul 29, 2023
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Friends, I’ve got some exciting news to share and I do hope you’d join me.

This August, I’m offering a free virtual book club to discuss Downstairs Church: Finding Hope in the Grit of Addiction and Trauma Recovery.

If you are in or seeking recovery (from any or all of the life things, including addiction mental health, and trauma), a loved one, or a supporter of folks in recovery, this book club is for you.

Register Now!

During the month of August, beginning next Friday at 12:00pm EST, we will discuss the book and connect around these topics:

Week 1 (August 4th): Choosing Transformation and Getting Real

Week 2 (August 11th): Finding Meaning in a Shared Story

Week 3 (August 18th): Understanding Identity

Week 4 (August 25th): Sharing Grace in Community

You can read the book along with this free book club kit and small group guide or just show up to listen. All are welcome.

This isn’t a faith-based only group or 12- step study. All recovery pathways are welcome and encouraged to attend.

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You aren't alone in your struggle.
There is hope in the grit.

The recovery community is a family. A large, funky, and dysfunctional one, to be sure, but a family that holds up a loving mirror that says: you are welcome here.

In most recovery spaces I’ve found a level of honesty and truth that is hard to find anywhere else. There are no masks. The social hierarchy is non-existent. It doesn’t matter if you live in a Southern mansion and your daddy’s a millionaire or if you’ve come into the rooms from the biting cold of the cardboard-lined streets.

Something gritty and beautiful happens in recovery places. Perhaps you’ve experienced it, too. Or perhaps you, like countless of us, are searching for a better way. A new way. A life of healing and purpose and meaning.

Join the book club

A big thanks to the Center of Addiction and Faith for partnering to bring this gathering!

Get your copy of Downstairs Church today! And if cost is an issue (for any reason) shoot me a message and I’ll send you a free copy.

Invite a friend, family member or colleague.

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Donna McArthur
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Jul 29Liked by Caroline Beidler

Sadly I won't be able to join the book club as life is simply too full right now. I agree wholeheartedly about the recovery community being like a family. I don't go to meetings, my recovery group is online, but wherever I go I meet kindred souls and it simply seems deeper. It's as if I immediately know I am connecting with someone who is interested in showing up for themselves and doing the work. It's lovely.

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