Recover Our World

Join us on this Sunday Speaks to find out about the importance of making time for yourself and recognizing burn out, especially when recovery is involved!

Join us on this Sunday Speaks to find out why Alumni in Recovery's own founder and CEO Nancy Labov started Alumni in Recovery and hopes to initiate conversations around substance misuse! #advocacy #interview #recovery

Join us on this Sunday Speaks to find out how the Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources' James Manieri uses positivity and enthusiasm to his advantage, both in recovery and life in general. This interview was part of our series as leading up to Recovery Day! #advocacy #interview #recovery

Join us on this Sunday Speaks to find out how AinR Parent member & The Black Poster Project's Glynis Burke came to be involved in, and now assists with, the aforementioned organization! This interview was part of our series leading up to Overdose Awareness Day and Recovery Day! #advocacy #interview #recovery

Join us on this Sunday Speaks to find out how Turnbridge's Director of Outreach for Adolescent Programs Matt Rubin focuses on his wholeness and wellness through differing pathways to recovery. This interview was part of our series leading up to Recovery Day! #advocacy #interview #recovery

Join us on this Sunday Speaks to find out how Alumni in Recovery's own volunteer member and Bergen County assistant coordinator Angie S. focuses on her wholeness and wellness as a mother in recovery as we are leading up to Recovery Day! #advocacy #interview #recovery

Join us on this Sunday Speaks to find out how Michelle Finnigan focuses on wholeness and wellness through her spiritual practice as a psychic medium and healer we are leading up to Recovery Day! #advocacy #interview #recovery

Join us on this Sunday Speaks to find out how Alumni's own Warren County coordinator and volunteer member Amy Coughlin focuses on her wholeness and wellness via aromatherapy and yoga as we are leading up to Recovery Day! #advocacy #interview #recovery

Join us on this Sunday Speaks to find out how Alumni's own volunteer member Morgan Kennedy focuses on her wholeness and wellness via methods like yoga as we are leading up to Recovery Day! #advocacy #interview #recovery

Second half of the two part series of the 12-step saying "Don't just talk the talk, but walk the walk".  Putting purposeful action into everyday living to recover ourselves, and our world.

In 12-step recovery they often say "Don't just talk the talk, but walk the walk".  Nancy and Kathy explore the facets of positive and negative aspects in regards to talking. The Power of one's words.

Glynis speaks with us as a parent that has a lost a child to an overdose and shares her experience with the grieving process and how she turns her pain into purpose.

Recovery and Grief can overlap. Nancy and Kathy explore the different thoughts, feelings and experiences of both processes.

Nancy & Kathy recap an amazing event for community building to raise awareness around addiction and end stigma through collaborative solutions through every person.  We all have a part, through the heart. 

Nancy and Kathy talk about "how do we bring down the fences" in our communities.

Nancy and Kathy talk about life before sobriety and recovery.  The insanity of addiction and driving under the influence.

Terri speaks about what it was like to get sober and clean during a global pandemic.  

Our stories matter! Morgan is 24 years old and sober 1011 days! Listen to this amazing young woman's story. 

What we resist, persists. Life is much more relaxing when we let go, and go with the flow.

H.O.P.E. Hearing Other Peoples Experiences. Recovering people speaking their stories, their experiences and how they came to find recovery.  We can all identify with others' stories. Stories connects hearts!  Get out their and speak! Stories matter!  Look out for more episodes with guest speakers!

The power of prayer, connecting with a Higher Power. The importance of it in our lives.

We live in a world where busyness is an acceptable norm. Many of us are hardwired to care for others first. In recovery we learn to put our "own oxygen mask on first before we administer to others". 

What life has been like coping as sober people during a global pandemic.  Kathy and Nancy talk about the shut down and social disconnect that began March 2020.

People in recovery have been sharing their stories with each other since Bill Wilson and Dr Bob founded Alcoholics Anonymous.  People speaking about their own experiences about their lives as it relates to drug and alcohol addiction, and then recovery, connects others, heals deep rooted issues that create shame, and takes us out of the darkness of this stigmatized disease process and into the...

Stigma means "a mark of disgrace". So much stigma around addiction, Substance Use Disorder, and Alcoholism. How de we begin to break the preconceived attitudes and shed light on them? Speaking our stories openly to raising awareness is a start. And providing facts about this deadly brain disease.