Being real Quote by Charles L. Whitfield

Recovery is not a gift from clinicians, but the responsibility of us all. We must become confident in our own ability to change our…

— Ronnie Coleman

“Make your own recovery the first priority in your life.”

— Robin Norwood

“Recovery is not only fun, it is simple. It is not always easy, but it is simple. It is based on a premise many…

— Melody Beattie

“The road to recovery may be tough, but I've closed all the doors that lead to giving up With only one choice in hand,…

— Vijaya Gowrisankar

“Accepting the way life sometimes becomes—or at least feels—uncontrollable, however, need never stop you from managing damage or speeding up recovery.”

— Michael I. Bennett

“Recovery itself is a very un-glamorous daily process of being willing to fall down again, to break again, to cry again, to get up…

— Shannon Cutts

The goal of recovery is not to become normal. The goal is to embrace the human vocation of becoming more deeply, more fully human.

— Patricia Deegan

Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking…

— John Bradshaw

Rebuilding us. Isn't that what the spirit requires, when we climb over the wreckage of our lives, sometimes, we go on to make our…

— Richard Bach

“My ultimate goal in recovery is not to end up in a healthy relationship with the perfect partner, my ultimate goal in recovery is…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Recovery doesn't mean putting your life on hold. Recovery means holding on so you can live your best life.”

— Brittany Burgunder

By helping others, we make ourselves better, and by helping others heal, we heal ourselves. I think we can do that on an individual…

— Charles Martin Smith