i m a recovering alcoholic. yeah. there s nothing worse than having doors closed on you because i think for a lot of us we ve experienced doors being closed, closed, closed. i ve been in that desperation and if i m not constantly working on my recovery, i could be back there in an instant. even if someone is still drinking or using, we re not just going to kick them out. what we re going to do is make sure that they get the necessary help to move them on. just giving people hope that they re no longer alone. you remember when you were in that position, where you d isolated yourself. it s good to give something back. once you d printed it, it looked good. | this is community self help. i wouldn t be where i am right now if i d not had peers around me, if i d not had people who were so willing to share their experience, their knowledge, and make me feel that i wasn t alone. and it can be a matter of life and death, can t it? you see that time and time again. it s pretty staggering how ma
sweats, cries, or heartache. so, yeah, excited and nervous, but give it my all, really. a few days later, mike called. he got thejob! ok, it s temporary, but after years of booze, cocaine and depression, it s proper, paid employment. carefully watching mike s progress is dave dunne. i am suffering from depression. but i am getting antidepressants. himself, a recovering alcoholic. it s a long journey. i am 23 years in recovery. i believe i m in recovery and always will be. i haven t beat it. i haven t picked up a drink in 23 years. next tuesday, 23 years was the last time i drank. you measure it to the day? absolutely, yeah. there are plenty in birkenhead who regard dave as a lifesaver. he has been there and done it. it s always nice to hold
no. what s going on? i ve got a job interview for a recovery co ordinator, recovery support co ordinator for the non opiates team. a maternity leave position. i didn t get to where i am overnight. i can tell you that right now and i didn t do it without no sweats, cries, or heartache. so, yeah, excited and nervous but give it my all, really. a few days later, mike called. he got thejob! ok, it s temporary, but after years of booze, cocaine and depression, it s proper, paid employment. carefully watching mike s progress is dave dunne. i am suffering from depression. but i am getting antidepressants. himself, recovering alcoholic. it s a long journey. i am 23 years in recovery. i believe i m in recovery and always will be. i haven t beat it. i haven t picked up a drink in 23 years.
leaves a gap in your life. it s about filling that gap with positive stuff. you do feel very alone. you feel like you re the only one in the world that it s actually happened to. a lot of what they do here is peer to peer support. many volunteers and staff have lived through addiction themselves and they re now helping others. jennifer works as a co ordinator. i m in recovery myself. i m a recovering alcoholic. there s nothing worse than having doors closed on you. because i think for a lot of us we ve experienced doors being closed, closed, closed. i ve been in that desperation if i m not constantly working on my recovery, i could be back there in an instant. even if someone is still drinking or using, we re not going just going to kick them out. what we re going to do is make sure that they get the necessary help to move them on. just giving people hope that they re no longer alone. you remember when you were in that position, where you isolated yourself. it s good to give someth
unnoticed, and guess what he has the chance of a job here at recovery care. we at the caf again, but you haven t dressed like that for a cup of tea, have you? no. what s going on? i ve got a job interview for a recovery co ordinator, recovery support co ordinator for the non opiates team. a maternity leave position. i didn t get to where i am overnight. i can tell you that right now and i didn t do it without no sweats, cries, or heartache. so, yeah, excited and nervous but give it my all, really. a few days later, mike called. he got thejob! ok, it s temporary, but after years of booze, cocaine and depression, it s proper, paid employment. carefully watching mike s progress is dave dunne. i am suffering from depression. but i am getting antidepressants. himself, recovering alcoholic. it s a long journey.