Spa Tech may be just the ticket Spa Tech Institute founder and co-owner Nancy Risley started taking exceptional care of her body and mind after having a near-deadly case of hepatitis when she was just 13. “I think when you have an experience like that, your life...
New Ventures Maine helps point people in the right direction Three years into her recovery from substance abuse, Roseanne St. George of South Portland knew it was time to get her finances on track, too. While figuring out how to do that, she found an organization...
Great Falls Marketing has one key requirement for job applicants–that they possess a desire to succeed. “We’re always looking for great motivated people,” says Steve Mondor, vice president of sales and marketing for the call-center operation based in Auburn....
After 41 years, York County Shelter Programs, Inc., remains true to its original mission – providing comfort and hope to people who have nowhere else to go.
Drawing on wood or a sketchpad while listening to people’s stories during the 10 recovery meetings he attends a week is soothing and meditative for artist Zoo Cain of Westbrook – and it’s also contagious. “Sometimes other people start doing it,” says Cain, who is well...
Recovery provides a tremendous opportunity to explore and cultivate new parts of ourselves and new ways of living. Many people in the early stages of recovery forge new friendships, try out new hobbies and work to establish new, healthy daily practices in their lives....