Burn The Stigma with Tara Grace

I am sending a formal collective letter to RFK JR and the DHHS to reject the recovery initiatives currently being pushed at the federal level. For too long, the 12 step model has been the only "gold standard," and we know the human cost of that monopoly.

If you have been harmed in 12 step spaces or by 12 step dogma, please share your story. Also if you have attempd 12 step recovery but found freedom in other paths, I would love to share that too.

If the form is too complicated, you may submit your story via email to 12stepharm@gmail.com

Your voice matters 💜 Please share with anyone you think may want to participate.


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Today at 12 noon eastern time ‪@monica_richardson‬ will be joining us for The Burnie and ‪@SobrietyBestie‬ Live! If you haven’t already, check out Monica’s documentary The 13 Step! As someone who has been speaking about the harmful side of 12 step, Monica is a hero of mine. She’s a total OG in the space and i’m so excited for this opportunity for all of us to get the chance to speak with her about this film! Live here on YouTube and Facebook.

Link to watch The 13th Step

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=y...y yencbe

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I have to work half a day tomorrow and then I will be on my editing grind during Christmas break! Thank you for being patient with me. I suck at YouTube and podcast uploads but if you have Facebook my Burn The Stigma Facebook page, I post on there multiple times a day www.facebook.com/share/17x62M83Nq/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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My favorite topic! The scandalous treatment industry! See you tomorrow 💜

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I was on the ‪@pranzata‬ podcast, check it out!

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Read this if you think harm reduction services keep people stuck.

Desiree Auge thank you for sharing and giving me permission to share.

“The first time I ever started thinking about treatment was when I went to a syringe service program. The staff made it easy to talk about ANYTHING. They didn’t judge or push. They answered questions honestly and fact-based. No one told me I needed a meeting or said ‘well first you have to stop using.’

That’s when I realized I didn’t have to hit rock bottom to get help. I just needed a safe place to ask questions and think about change without being shamed. You can’t heal in an unsafe environment.”

This is harm reduction.
Not “enabling.”
Not “loving people to death.”
Not “encouraging drug use.”

It’s safety, dignity and real human connection. And there is data that supports this. The CDC’s official position on syringe service programs (SSPs) includes this statement:

“People who use SSPs are five times more likely to enter treatment and three times more likely to stop injecting drugs than those who do not use SSPs.”

People will swear harm reduction “keeps people using,” when in reality many people’s first step toward treatment happens in harm reduction spaces.

* Disclaimer: While harm reduction can increase treatment engagement, the goal of harm reduction is not to push people into treatment. Harm reduction exists to keep people safe and alive, regardless of whether they choose treatment, moderation, safer use or no change at all. Treatment is one possible outcome, not the expectation.

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See you in the morning

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“At least they keep trying.”

That is the response to a person having dozens of 24 hour chips and keychains.

People don’t need more “keep trying.” They need options. And they need encouragement to try other options. They need something more than a drawer full of white chips and key tags that only end up being used against them. People are told they didn’t want it bad enough, that they couldn’t get honest with themselves, that they weren’t willing to go to any lengths, etc. etc.

But I don't see a lack of effort. I see a person who kept showing up but never got the help they actually needed. Multiple attempts don’t mean the person didn’t do enough. Many times it means there’s a mismatch between what the person needs and what the “help” provides.

Trying isn’t the issue. Not having enough access to approaches outside one ideology is.

#recoveryreform #12steps #RecoverySupport #24hourchip #narcoticsanonymous #alcoholicsanonymous

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🤔 the insanity in the insanity

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