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SHE RECOVERS Celebrates One Year as a Non-Profit Organization

SHE RECOVERS® FOUNDATION ANNIVERSARY Celebrating one year of impactJoin members of the SHE RECOVERS team & community for the 'Our Movement, Our Cause' Video Premiere & SHE RECOVERS Dance Anniversary Afterparty!SHE RECOVERS® 'OUR MOVEMENT, OUR CAUSE' VIDEO...

A Peek Behind the Curtain of SHE RECOVERS

A Peek Behind the Curtain of SHE RECOVERS What it takes to keep a global lifeline organization going. By Susan Carter, Executive Director, SHE RECOVERS® FoundationI’ll never forget the feelings I had as a young girl when Toto pulled back the curtain to reveal the...

SHE RECOVERS Together Online After Dark Extended Anniversary Gathering

SHE RECOVERS® Together After Dark Gathering Celebrating Our 1 Year Anniversary of Connecting OnlineJoin Dawn, Taryn, Payton and the SHE RECOVERS community in celebration of recovery and connecting online!Join the free SHE RECOVERS® Together Online : After Dark...

From Shaky in Sobriety to Rooted in Recovery

From Shaky in Sobriety to Rooted in Recovery : Celebrating One Year of SHE RECOVERS Together Online By Kaitlin WalkerBefore SHE RECOVERS I had been on my recovery journey for a few years but felt really shaky in my sobriety.In 2017 I sent an email to Dawn Nickel, the...

Choose to Challenge on International Women’s Day

#ChoosetoChallenge Celebrating International Women's Day International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality....

SHE RECOVERS Full Moon Gathering

Full Moon Grooves SHE RECOVERS® Together Online Gathering & DanceWe are strong and courageous recovering women - and we are magick!Join Taryn Strong & Payton Kennedy in celebration of recovery and the full moon! SHE RECOVERS TOGETHER ONLINE FULL MOON GATHERING...

Transforming Wounds Into Scars Through Radical Self Love

Transforming Wounds Into Scars Through Radical Self Love By Mallory Bales “When I look a certain way I am lovable” “When I have an open heart I am lovable” “When I am articulate I am lovable” “When I am perfect I am lovable” Do any of these sound familiar to...

Be Brave, Go Deep, & Grow : Honoring Our Black Herstory

Be Brave, Go Deep, & Grow : Honoring Our Black Herstory By Ester NicholsonMy reflections on being brave, going deep, and growing in recovery - in honor of Black History Month. I think I was a slave in another life time. I was either a slave or a slave owner...

Galentine’s Day 2021

Galentine's Day 2021 SHE RECOVERS® Together After Dark Extended Online GatheringsWe understand that the practice of radical self love is paramount to our well-being. SHE RECOVERS Intention & Guiding PrincipleJoin the free SHE RECOVERS® Together After Dark :...

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Dawn Nickel

Founder

Dawn Nickel, founder of SHE RECOVERS Foundation, is a thought leader in the women’s recovery sphere as well as an accomplished leader, dedicated researcher, and visionary in the recovery moment. She holds a PhD in health care policy with extensive experience in researching and writing about women experiencing substance use disorders, mental health challenges, and intimate partner violence. Dawn started her own journey of recovery from a substance use disorder and domestic violence in 1987. She is also in recovery from anxiety, grief, trauma, overworking and cancer. Dawn’s tell-it-like-it-is wisdom has created a ripple effect where you will often hear her quotes “the shit you did is just the shit you did – it’s not who you are” and “recovering from all the things” resonating throughout many recovery realms.

Currently working on her first book, Dawn is living proof that in a world where all women in or seeking recovery are celebrated, supported, and deemed essential to healthy communities – anything is possible. She is fondly referred to as Mama Dawn in the SHE RECOVERS Community and to her daughters Taryn and Ashley. Dawn lives, works, and plays with her beloved grandchildren on the traditional territories of the Lkwungen speaking peoples on Vancouver Island.