Unleash yourself from recovery stigma. Let’s recover out loud and reach a hand out to those who still stuffer in silence.
“Let’s Recover Out Loud“ began as my mantra in the early stages of postpartum. After talking to my doctor about my symptoms, I was relieved to hear her say that everything I was experiencing was completely normal, and she wished more women were as honest as I was with her. “Let’s Recover Out Loud” reminded me that others were suffering in silence and if I shared my story, it may encourage others to seek help.
This saying again became important to me during sobriety. Instead of hiding my alcoholism, I made it a comfortable talking point for my family and friends, and opened the discussion up for questions. People started confiding in me about their alcohol issues and asked for direction. This lit a fire inside of me that still burns hot today. I refuse to recover quietly, I refuse to let one person I know suffer in silence.
I’ve since found in my talks with friends that “Let’s Recover Out Loud” stretches further than just addiction. It encompasses mental health, trauma, domestic violence, addiction, grief, and many more topics. In recovering out loud, we reach a hand out to those who are still in the darkness. If we recover out loud, we can help end the stigma of mental illness and addiction, domestic violence and trauma. We can show others that recovery is in some way shape or form, something we all encounter at some point in our life. Together we can recover out loud.
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