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Our Stories: Into the Light

2022 April, Newsletter, Our Stories: Into the Light

Chelle is owner/operator of Sacred Spaces Recovery, a half-way house for people in recovery in St. Petersburg. She is a person in recovery speaking to the challenges of stigma and what is possible when we recognize people’s humanity as they navigate their various paths of recovery.

Listen to Chelle’s story.

For more stories, visit our Public Awareness page for Stories Ending Stigma.

The data show that one story may be powerful, but to reach a wide audience and really reduce stigma within a community, it takes multiple stories from different types of people flowing across social media and into our diverse and many communities. We invite you to contribute to this campaign by sharing your story.

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