by Lisa Nixon | Jun 6, 2023 | Dawn Nickel
An Important Announcement From Our Founders Dawn Nickel & Taryn Strong Important Announcement On behalf of the Board of Directors of the SHE RECOVERS® Foundation (SRF), I want to honor Susan Carter as she chooses to step down as CEO of our organization to embark... by Lisa Nixon | Oct 26, 2021 | Abuse, Dawn Nickel, Gender-Based Violence & Trauma, Recovering Out Loud
Recovering From Intimate Partner Violence By Dawn Nickel, SHE RECOVERS Founder | SHE RECOVERS® Foundation Recovering out loud – in detail – about my past relative to intimate partner violence is new to me. But I am also realizing how important it is to me. And so here... by Dawn Nickel | Aug 26, 2019 | Addiction & Substance Use, Alcohol, Authors, Dawn Nickel, Drugs, Holistic Recovery, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery Support
First of all – and this is an important point – I am one of you. For the past thirty years I’ve attended and been involved with a twelve-step recovery program for people who struggle with addiction. I’ve probably attended thousands of meetings, done years’ worth of... by Dawn Nickel | May 28, 2019 | Authors, Dawn Nickel, Intentions & Guiding Principles, Mood & Anxiety Disorders, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery Support
If I’ve learned anything over the past three decades of my own recovery – it is this. We are all recovering from something. Or many somethings.
by Dawn Nickel | Apr 8, 2018 | Authors, Codependency & Relationships, Dawn Nickel, Grief & Loss
If your mama has passed away in the more recent past, I want you to know that I am very, very sorry. I remember some of what you are feeling, and most of what you are trying not to feel.
by Dawn Nickel | Jan 7, 2017 | Authors, Dawn Nickel, Events & Gatherings, Recovering Out Loud
She Recovers has invited ten of the most popular female bloggers on the internet to attend She Recovers in NYC in May! These recovery superstars were chosen to participate because they are all making such important contributions to the cyber recovery movement. Importantly, these fabulous friends share messages that easily align with the principles and the messages that She Recovers has been focusing on for the past five years. We are strong and courageous women, and we do recover.
by Dawn Nickel | Aug 27, 2016 | Addiction & Substance Use, Alcohol, Authors, Dawn Nickel, Drugs, Recovering Out Loud
Women of all ages, living all over the world, are overdosing or dying of other substance-related deaths. To be clear – I know that men are dying too, but my life’s focus happens to be on the women who are dying and the mothers and sisters and female friends who have to bury them. We read or hear about these ever-increasing and seemingly-multiplying deaths every bloody day.
by Dawn Nickel | Aug 20, 2016 | Authors, Dawn Nickel, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery Pathways & Resources
WE DO RECOVER – AND SOMETIMES WE DO IT – IN CYBERSPACE When Taryn and I first sat down to identify a list of the women we think are doing great online work spreading the word about recovery, we soon realized that the list could get very long! There are so... by Dawn Nickel | Aug 2, 2016 | Authors, Dawn Nickel, Events & Gatherings, Intentions & Guiding Principles
Only a few sleeps ago since we launched She Recovers in NYC and I’m feeling kind of tired. Happy tired but still. Also feeling like: 1. This project has chosen us. 2. The overwhelming support that we have received related to the event is overwhelming. 3. We... by Dawn Nickel | Feb 15, 2016 | Addiction & Substance Use, Authors, Dawn Nickel, Work
My recovery from drug addiction started in 1987, but my recovery from workaholism began during a conversation in my doctor’s office just five years ago – in February, 2011.
by Dawn Nickel | Dec 20, 2015 | Authors, Dawn Nickel, Events & Gatherings
We just wrapped up our 8th She Recovers Retreat a few weeks ago here in the beautiful Riviera Maya, Mexico. As always – it was a week of joyful connection – with our “selves” and with each other, with our “breathe” and our “bodies.” We all need a Sacred Pause in our busy lives, and that is exactly what our retreats have come to be for the women who join us – some who return retreat after retreat.
by Dawn Nickel | Oct 31, 2015 | Authors, Dawn Nickel, Recovering Out Loud, Spirituality & Mindfulness
In June 2005, I almost died when a cancerous tumor perforated my colon. I was quite sick for several months, and I had a lot of time to reflect on how fortunate I was to have survived. At around the same time, my friend Donna gave me a framed print of a poem written by Michael Josephson. The poem meant a lot to me at the time, and it still holds a lot of meaning for me today. I hope you enjoy it.
by Dawn Nickel | Oct 18, 2015 | Addiction & Substance Use, Authors, Dawn Nickel, Work
I want to share this list of Signposts of Workaholism for a couple of reasons. The first is that I need to remind myself about these indicators. The second is that I wonder if you or somebody you love might need to know them too.
by Dawn Nickel | Oct 12, 2015 | Authors, Dawn Nickel, Spirituality & Mindfulness
We enjoyed a very relaxing Thanksgiving long weekend here in our house. We had a lovely traditional turkey dinner last night and then Grandboy slept over. Grandboy sleepovers are one of the highlights in our life these days for sure. At this moment the little munchkin is lying somewhat upside down in our armchair (he is 6) completely fascinated by something called “The 72 Most Dangerous Animals” on Netflix. Soul Mate is trying to convince Grandboy and I that we need to go outside but it’s raining and neither of us are having any of that. I really don’t want to get dressed today if I can get away with it. You ever feel like that?
by Dawn Nickel | Sep 25, 2015 | Authors, Dawn Nickel, Spirituality & Mindfulness
Once upon a time there was a young girl who, by the time she was 17, was rather horrifically addicted to drugs (including the liquid drug, alcohol). Fortunately, the young girl got pregnant at aged 20 and to this day she swears with absolute certainty that the beautiful baby girl who appeared in July 1981 did more than change her life, she saved her life.
by Dawn Nickel | Sep 11, 2015 | Authors, Dawn Nickel, Events & Gatherings
I had a tea party tonight. My house overflowed with recovering women from my extended circle and my kitchen table didn’t have a square inch free of mostly healthy snacks, quite a few gluten-free and vegan because some of us eat like that. We had five little kids hanging about (well, one was a wee baby so he mostly hung off of his mom) and one teenager. Towards the end, a beloved woman who is closer to 80 than 75 these days dropped in. She is a dear soul to all of us.
by BoutiqueByDesign | Sep 7, 2015 | Authors, Dawn Nickel, Events & Gatherings
Today is the day. After months of love, sweat, tears, writing, and playing with photos – the new She Recovers website is born. She Recovers is my passion project – and has been since I created the She Recovers Facebook page in July, 2011. My purpose here, as it is on the Facebook page, is to create a space for recovering women to visit, access resources, and connect.
