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This Week at the Latah Recovery Center

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

Fundraising Breakfast Update. HELP US OUT-BE A TABLE CAPTAIN! We are planning a GREAT fundraising breakfast on Wednesday, March 28, 7am. It will tell a positive and uplifting story of what Recovery is doing for people dealing with addictions and mental health issues in Latah county. Last year 225 people attended. This year we want to do even better. We currently have recruited 29 table captains. Just a few away from our goal of at least 35. All captains have to do is invite people to the breakfast. If you can help, contact us for all the details!

The latest podcast from Recovery Radio podcast is available on ITunes and GooglePlay. The current episode is an interview by Denise and Jonny with Awaken Network. Check it out!

Have you heard about representative Mike Kingsley’s Sober Idaho Recovery Center Act? It is a bill to tax opiates, with the funds going to help fund recovery efforts like ours. For more information, and to find out about an upcoming legislative event in Boise about it, click here. https://latahrecoverycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sirca-2018-legislative-event-flier.pdf

February at the Latah Recovery Center
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Make Your Hobby Pay 1st Monday of month, 6-7
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous Tuesdays, 5-6 (Womens) and Fridays 5:30-6:30 (Open)
Domestic Abuse Support Group Tuesdays 6-7
Art w/Alex Tuesdays 7-8
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Rug Weaving from Cotton Shirts Wednesday, 2/7 10-12
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Families and Caregivers of Addicts Support Group Wednesdays 6-7
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
Computer 101 Wednesday, 2/21 6:30-8pm
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
Eat Smart Idaho: Nutrition Series Thursdays, 2/1-3/8, 5-6pm
Peaceful Art Practices Thursdays, 4-5pm
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
Suicide Prevention: Question, Persuade and Refer Thursday, 2/22, 6-7pm (RSVP preferred)
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
Bingo Saturday, 2/24, 4pm
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Recovering Parents: Trust Based Relational Intervention Parents Group Sunday 2/4 and 2/18, 2:30-4
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!

This Week at the Latah Recovery Center

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

Fundraising Breakfast Update. HELP US OUT-BE A TABLE CAPTAIN! We are planning a GREAT fundraising breakfast on Wednesday, March 28, 7am. It will tell a positive and uplifting story of what Recovery is doing for people dealing with addictions and mental health issues in Latah county. Last year 225 people attended. This year we want to do even better. We currently have recruited 29 table captains. Just a few away from our goal of at least 35. All captains have to do is invite people to the breakfast. If you can help, contact us for all the details!

The latest podcast from Recovery Radio podcast is available on ITunes and GooglePlay. The current episode is an interview by Denise and Jonny with Awaken Network. Check it out!

Have you heard about representative Mike Kingsley’s Sober Idaho Recovery Center Act? It is a bill to tax opiates, with the funds going to help fund recovery efforts like ours. For more information, and to find out about an upcoming legislative event in Boise about it, click here. https://latahrecoverycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sirca-2018-legislative-event-flier.pdf

February at the Latah Recovery Center
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Make Your Hobby Pay 1st Monday of month, 6-7
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous Tuesdays, 5-6 (Womens) and Fridays 5:30-6:30 (Open)
Domestic Abuse Support Group Tuesdays 6-7
Art w/Alex Tuesdays 7-8
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Rug Weaving from Cotton Shirts Wednesday, 2/7 10-12
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Families and Caregivers of Addicts Support Group Wednesdays 6-7
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
Computer 101 Wednesday, 2/21 6:30-8pm
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
Eat Smart Idaho: Nutrition Series Thursdays, 2/1-3/8, 5-6pm
Peaceful Art Practices Thursdays, 4-5pm
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
Suicide Prevention: Question, Persuade and Refer Thursday, 2/22, 6-7pm (RSVP preferred)
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
Bingo Saturday, 2/24, 4pm
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Recovering Parents: Trust Based Relational Intervention Parents Group Sunday 2/4 and 2/18, 2:30-4
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!

This Week at the Latah Recovery Center

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

LATE ADDITION TO THE CALENDAR: Peaceful Art Practices, Thursdays, 4-5pm starting 2/8.

Recovery Radio from KRFP. Catch it live on Thursdays at 1pm, or download the latest via podcast on ITunes or GooglePlay.

Want to help at our Fundraising Breakfast on April 28? Be a table captain! Contact Darrell at this address to find out what it entails.

The latest writing prompt from our Write for You group is here: https://latahrecoverycenter.org/2018/02/05/write-for-you-rectangles-circles-triangles-and-blobs/

This week at the Latah Recovery Center:
2/5 Make Your Hobby Pay 6-7pm
2/7 Rug Weaving from Cotton Shirts 10-12
2/8 Latah Alliance on Mental Illness: Family Support Program

February at the Latah Recovery Center
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Make Your Hobby Pay 1st Monday of month, 6-7
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous-Womens Mtg (Open) Tuesdays and Fridays 6-7
Domestic Abuse Support Group Tuesdays 6-7
Art w/Alex Tuesdays 7-8
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Rug Weaving from Cotton Shirts Wednesday, 2/7 10-12
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Families and Caregivers of Addicts Support Group Wednesdays 6-7
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
Computer 101 Wednesday, 2/21 6:30-8pm
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
Eat Smart Idaho: Nutrition Series Thursdays, 2/1-3/8, 5-6pm
Peaceful Art Practices Thursdays, 4-5pm
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
Suicide Prevention: Question, Persuade and Refer Thursday, 2/22, 6-7pm (RSVP preferred)
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
Bingo Saturday, 2/24, 4pm
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Recovering Parents: Trust Based Relational Intervention Parents Group Sunday 2/4 and 2/18, 2:30-4
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!

Write for You: Rectangles, Circles, Triangles and Blobs

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Write for You Blog

by Nancy Casey

Rectangles aren’t hard. In one quick glance, I see the screen of my laptop and the keys on the keyboard. There are books, windows, walls, boards… Rectangles all over the place!

Circles, too. I see cups and baskets, pipes under the sink, flower pots. Lots of things have round parts.

Triangles are trickier. A matchbook viewed from the side has the shape of a triangle. A folded bandana does, too. what about a pup tent? I can see a triangle of sky through the branches of the trees. Do some flowers have triangle-shaped petals?

Blobs are the easiest. The laundry on the couch. The couch. Clouds. My foot. Just about everything is one kind of blob or another, isn’t it?

Today in your writing you are going to divide the world into rectangles, circles, triangles and blobs.

Begin by drawing (or folding) two lines that cross in the middle of a blank sheet of paper so that it is divided into four parts, one each for rectangles, circles, triangles and blobs. Then start filling up the spaces.

Begin with objects that you can see around you. Add objects that you remember or can imagine.

Then branch out and try to think up intangible things and where they could fit in. Does your time run around in circles? Is Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner a triangle? Perhaps your eating habits are so varied they are more like a blob.

Relationships have shapes. Love triangles. A circle of friends. Think about who you talk to a lot, or who you work with. Does your family have a shape?

Stories and ideas have shapes, too. In my family we used to say that an “adventure” is a thing that starts out fun, gets scary in the middle, and ends up okay. Would that mean that adventures are triangles? What is the shape of your favorite joke? Think up a good lie. What shape is that?

What other things can have shapes? A math problem? The weather? Multitasking? Your errands?

Fill up all the space in each of the four parts of your page. Remember that you can draw or decorate if you get stuck and don’t have many words. After you have filled the page, give it a title and write the date on it.

Take out a second page and write down a thought or two that you had in this exercise with shapes. Was it easy or hard? Did you surprise yourself with something clever?

Throughout the day and throughout the week, continue to notice shapes. You could look for triangles in the morning and circles in the afternoon, for example. Rectangles on Wednesday, blobs on Friday. Mix it up any way you like. Think up some things that you can add to that second page.

When the second page is full, give it a title and write the date on it, too.

Nancy Casey has lived in Latah County for many years. She has taught writing classes at the Recovery Center and will return again in the spring of 2018. You can find more of her work here. If you would like her help with a writing project, large or small, email latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com for more information.

Recovery Support in Rural and Frontier Communities

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

Several months ago I had the privilege of meeting William “Bill” White.  Some people consider him to be one of the fathers of the modern recovery movement.  He has been involved in the movement since the late 60s, and written hundreds of articles and books.  As we sat together, we discussed the lack of research on recovery in a rural environment.

My meeting with him culminated in this blog post by him, Katy Schmeer, Stacey Rosecrans, Randy Rosecrans and myself.

I hope you enjoy it.

https://facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2018/02/02/recovery-support-in-rural-and-frontier-communities

February 2018 at the Latah Recovery Center

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Uncategorized

WE NEED YOUR HELP. Our annual fundraising breakfast is on the calendar. 3/28, 7am. Mayor Lambert will be the keynote speaker. WE NEED YOUR HELP AS A TABLE CAPTAIN helping us get people to the breakfast. If you can help email latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com, or call 208-883-1045.

The latest from Recovery Radio is now available on ITunes and GooglePlay. Or you can always tune in to KRFP at 1:05pm on Thursdays!

The latest writing activity from our Write for You group is available at: https://latahrecoverycenter.org/2018/01/29/two-fer-two-writing-activities-fromour-write-for-you-group/

Here’s the February calendar!!!
February at the Latah Recovery Center
Alcoholics Anonymous Every day, noon
Positive Affirmations Mondays, 12-1
Life Skills Mondays, 5-6
Make Your Hobby Pay 1st Monday of month, 6-7
Refuge Recovery 420 E. 2nd St Mondays, 6
Yoga (Hosted by Moscow Yoga Ctr) Tuesdays 12:30-1:30
Chess w/Steve Tues and Thurs 5-6
Narcotics Anonymous-Womens Mtg (Open) Tuesdays and Fridays 6-7
Domestic Abuse Support Group Tuesdays 6-7
Art w/Alex Tuesdays 7-8
Prescription Addiction Support Group Tuesdays 7-8
Rug Weaving from Cotton Shirts Wednesday, 2/7 10-12
Positive Affirmations Wednesdays 5-6
Families and Caregivers of Addicts Support Group Wednesdays 6-7
Recovery International: Mental Health Self-Help Wednesdays, 6:30-8
Computer 101 Wednesday, 2/21 6:30-8pm
New Volunteer Orientation Thursdays 4-5
Eat Smart Idaho: Nutrition Series Thursdays, 2/1-3/8, 5-6pm
LAMI: Family Support Program 2nd Thurs of month 7-8:30
Suicide Prevention: Question, Persuade and Refer Thursday, 2/22, 6-7pm (RSVP preferred)
All Recovery Meeting Fridays 5-6
Movie/Games: Check website for listing Fridays 6:30-9
Bingo Saturday, 2/24, 4pm
AA Speakers Meeting 3rd Saturday of month, 11-2:30
Learn How to Crochet & Calm Your Mind 4th Sat of month, 10-12
Recovering Parents: Trust Based Relational Intervention Parents Group Sunday 2/4 and 2/18, 2:30-4
Adult Children of Alcoholics, Women’s Meeting Sundays 6-7:30
Classes and Groups are ALWAYS FREE OR AT COST AND OPEN TO ALL.
RSVP LatahRecoveryCenter@gmail.com Bolded Date=Regular offering. Plain text=Special offering for month.
Need an understanding person to talk to? We have Recovery Peer Volunteers here to help you in recovery from mental health and addiction issues all hours of operation. We are here to help!

Two-fer! Two writing activities from our Write for You group!

by latahrecoverycenter, posted in Write for You Blog

Nobody Knows
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by Nancy Casey

“If I only knew…” That might be one of the most frequently spoken phrases in the English language.

Even when we think we know a lot, we always run into situations that might have turned out a lot less complicated if we had known more.

That can lead us to put pressure on ourselves about not knowing enough. We notice other people who seem to grasp so much more than we do. We forget that everybody knows a lot. We forget to notice how different people know different things.

We also forget that what we know will always be tiny compared to what we don’t know. This goes for everybody. The things we’ll never know will always outweigh the things that we do know.

Today, in your writing, celebrate all the things that nobody will ever know. Begin every sentence with the phrase, “Nobody will ever know…”

Here are some ways you can think about that:

  • There are many things in nature that nobody can know. How many worms? How much do all the fish weigh? People can guess, but nobody can say for certain.
  • Zillions of details from the past and from the lives of people who are no longer alive will never be known again. The colors of certain walls. Somebody’s favorite gloves.
  • All day, every day, famous and ordinary people are thinking thoughts that nobody else will ever know.
  • What kinds of things will we never know about the reality of a dog, a raven, or a rock?

We work hard to learn things. We want to know more. So we have to look at the world a little bit inside-out to concentrate on how much will never be known. Try to imagine that inside-out world as you slowly write, “Nobody will ever know…” Write down whatever pops into your head.

When you have finished writing, give your work a title. Be sure you have put the date on it somewhere as well. Here is an example of what a person could write.

Share Your Writing by Nancy Casey

The goal of “Write for You” is to give you ideas for using writing to make your life better in some way. It’s for you. That means that as long as you have some kind of a writing practice and write things that are pleasing and informative to you, you are succeeding. What makes it pleasing to you? What does it inform you about? You are the only one who can answer questions like that. The answers might turn out to be quite private.

At the same time, as you get more practice and start developing confidence in yourself, you might realize that others would find your writing interesting. You can decide to let others read it.

Here are some things to keep in mind about sharing your writing:

  • It’s natural to want to ask, “Is this any good?” You can answer that yourself! Yes, it’s good. If you like it, it’s good. Could you make it better? Maybe, if you feel like it. For now it’s good enough.
  • There’s a nervous rush of exposure that comes with sharing your writing. It’s normal to want people to say things that are reassuring to you. You hope for reactions that make you glad you shared the writing. The fact is, however, people usually don’t know what to say to someone about their writing, so don’t set your expectations about other people’s reactions too high.
  • Silence can be a very positive reaction, even though it feels awkward. It means the person is thinking. No matter what they say or don’t say, your writing made them think.
  • Make sure your writing practice remains something that you do for yourself. Continue to write with the intention of keeping the work private. Don’t think about sharing it until after it’s written. When you do share something, you can always change it to make it less private.

This blog has now stored up a year’s worth of weekly writing exercises that anyone can do at any time. Maybe you have done them all. Or some of them. Maybe you are about to start doing them now. If you would like to share what you’ve written for any of those exercises, you can put it in the comments section for that exercise in one of three ways:

  • Simply type it into the comments box.
  • Copy something you have typed a computer and paste it into the comments box.
  • Take a picture of what you have written and paste it into the comments box.

I have been using the third method. I take a picture of my writing each week and add it to this webpage. But that’s just mine. It would be more interesting to see yours.

Here is the list of all the exercises you could do. It would be nice to see what you wrote. Many thanks in advance to anyone who takes the trouble to share their work!

Before you dive into all the possibilities for sharing your writing, take a few moments to ground yourself with your writing practice. Get ready to write a page that is just for yourself. Settle in with your writing materials and look around you. Describe what you see. Start with the things that are closest to you and work your way out.

Nancy Casey has lived in Latah County for many years. She has taught writing classes at the Recovery Center and will return again in the spring of 2018. You can find more of her work here. If you would like her help with a writing project, large or small, email latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com for more information.