The Washington Recovery Alliance (WRA) had its first ever Olympia Advocacy/Education Day on January 26th. More than 70 recovery champions from around the state participated. It was a great start for what we plan to make an annual event. Our main focus was advocating for Ricky’s Law. It was a proud moment for us as
Esmeralda Hernandez
I can see we’re in a room right now . . . a small room. I can see the door and I can see the doorknob, but I can’t tell any details about it. I can see that there’s somebody sitting in the chair, but I can’t tell you if you’re facing me or not
Mary Ann Knowles
On the surface, it’s not obvious. It’s not obvious why the bright-eyed, cheerful woman before me is such a natural fit for the role of Minister of Presence here at the Recovery Café. Until just a couple of years ago, Mary Ann Knowles was a homemaker, capably running a comfortable household in one of Bellevue’s
Victor
You know, every morning I wake up and I literally say, out loud in the shower, “Today I’m going to show up for life. Today I’m going to engage in life. Today I’m going to remain teachable.” And those are the three things that I need to accomplish every day. That’s how Victor answered when