Fall 2022 Newsletter

Friends,

Overcoming addiction involves more than just giving up alcohol and drugs. A woman has to replace her “user identity” with a new “recovery identity.” This can take a long time. Addicts and alcoholics carry a heavy burden of guilt and shame. The shame starts to heal as a woman is accepted by her sisters at Georgia’s House. She is nurtured as she becomes rooted in 12 Step support groups. A watchword of AA and NA is “Let other people love you until you can love yourself.” Put another way that means “…until you can see yourself as a person worthy of respect.”

People like you – people in the greater community – can help a recovering woman begin to change her self-image. When you go with her to buy groceries, when your church group visits, or when you just spend time with her, she feels respected. When you talk and laugh with her like you would with your neighbor, she sees herself reflected in your eyes and feels like she belongs. Those moments add up. They help prevent relapse and make life worth staying sober for. Thank you for helping the residents of Georgia’s House build new images of themselves.

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In hope and healing,

Page Gilliam, President