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Downstairs Church is a gritty and grace-filled story about the miracles that happen in the basement of the addiction and mental health recovery community that all believers can learn from, bringing a vulnerability and hope that is needed in today's addiction and trauma-saturated world.
About the author
Caroline Beidler, MSW is an author, recovery advocate, and founder of the storytelling platform Bright Story Shine where she has released her ebook
Guide to Shine: 10 Practical Ways to Make Your Recovery Shine. With almost 20 years in leadership within social work and ministry, she leads Creative Consultation Services, LLC., a business focused on creating sustainable addiction recovery support services. She is also a Research Collaborator with the Lyda Hill Institute on Human Resilience at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, a team writer for the Grit and Grace Project, and blogger at the global recovery platform In the Rooms. Caroline lives just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee with her husband and twins where she enjoys hiking in the mountains and building up her community's local recovery ministry. Connect with her at www.carolinebeidler.com and @carolinebeidler_official and https: //www.facebook.com/carolinebeidlermsw
Summary
Downstairs Church is a gritty and grace-filled story about the miracles that happen in the basement of the addiction and mental health recovery community that all believers can learn from, bringing a vulnerability and hope that is needed in today’s addiction and trauma-saturated world.
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- Post regular “Bright Story Video Interviews” on author’s website
- Host annual Global Women’s Recovery Roundtable events
- Facilitate In the Rooms monthly meetings beginning in 2022
- Contribute to Recovery Today Magazine and In the Rooms Global Recovery
- Speak internationally for FAVORUK, Reconstruct Drinking and She Recovers Foundation
- Explore Português and Spanish translation as a collaborator with Latino Recovery Advocacy Association
- Submit to major industry reviewers, including Publishers Weekly and Foreword Reviews
