C.H.I.M.E. update Growing in Understanding January 2025

Connection

Hope

Identity

Meaning

Empowerment

These commonalities of most people who thrive (vs. cope) in recovery from addiction and mental health comes from the research of Mary Leamy, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Recovery and Staff Wellbeing, and Associate Dean for Postgraduate Research programme, Kings College in London

https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/mary.leamy

A conceptual framework for personal recovery in mental health: systematic review and narrative synthesis, DR MARY LEAMY, et al

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22130746/ 

How CHIME applies to people in recovery has been the basis of research for Rebellion Dogs Publishing for three years. We continue to present and encourage participation in workshops with people in recovery, through 2025. Previous workshops have included Vancouver BC, Savannah GA, Kingston ON and presented at the International Conference of Secular AA in Orlando, September 2024.

Joe C is the author of Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life

Please join the conversation; for social media, contact info, links and show notes, info on Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life and other great books etc, visit:

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