Stuart Smith On Why People In Recovery Need To Talk About Recovery
107 views · Published 18 October 2018 · 1:24 · Indexed 22 October 2026
Channel: Life The Basic Manual · 2018 · Education
Stuart Smith makes a persuasive case that those in recovery need to start finding their voices to demand change - now. Stuart argues that when we remain silent, we allow others to define us. Addiction commentators and experts are plentiful, but what is often missing from the debates on addiction is the voices of those who’ve survived the hell of using and found a new way to live. Those of us who have found long-term recovery have just as much, if not more, to add to the debate on how to deal with addiction as the many media commentators and experts. Our experience is hard-won, and it deserves to be heard. Perhaps finding our voices and showing our faces as people in recovery means that those seeking recovery will see us and be inspired, or at least feel less alone. We also hold the precious knowledge of what’s worked for each of us. Knowledge is power. Let’s share it. Stuart Smith is a founding board member for the FFR (Foundation For Recovery), and CEO of the parent company of LVRC (Las Vegas Recovery Center) and CRP (Central Recovery Press). He is a passionate recovery advocate and a respected treatment professional. He is also a long-term, and engaged, member of the recovery organisation that has been his recovery pathway since 1983. For more on the work of these organisations, please see the links below. For information on FFR, please see https://www.forrecovery.org For information on LVRC, and their family and inpatient programs, please see https://lasvegasrecovery.com For information about the work of CRP, please see: https://www.centralrecoverypress.com SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/c/lifethebasicmanual?sub_confirmation=1 FIND LIFE THE BASIC MANUAL HERE http://lifethebasicmanual.com http://www.facebook.com/lifethebasicmanual http://instagram.com/lifethebasicmanual http://twitter.com/BasicManual
