Tag Archive for: alcoholism

CALL: What We Are Talking About This Week
Notes from our weekly Changemakers Alliance newsletter

On Morality, Transformation, and Vulnerability: A Talk by the Publisher
Historical perspectives about transformative justice, philosophy about human evolution, and stories from the Changemakers Alliance visits to statewide communities for the "Hometown Values & Vision" series.

Next Step Program: How Healing and Transformation Can Emerge From Violence
An elementary school child looked out the window and saw…

Commentary: My Abortion Experience in 1962
I was in a panic. I was sure there were doctors — and others — who would perform abortions for a price, but how to find one?

We Are Hiring: Membership & Development Director
Minnesota Women’s Press is seeking a new partner in our growth…

Step 2: Define Success on Individual Basis
Somebody came into my office and said ‘I relapsed yesterday. I already talked to my probation officer. I already have my bags packed to go to treatment.’ That is success for that person.

Step 1: Expand Treatment Centers
We can interrupt the cycle of children aging up into homelessness, which is a problem in our state.

“Many People Who Do Bad Things Are Not Bad People”
Bit by bit, I shared more of my truth, however ugly, each time I returned.

Label Cans, Not People
Why can’t we reward and celebrate the people who seek help?

Reader Exercise: How Would You Fund Public Safety?
As Minneapolis in particular faces greater scrutiny about public safety leading up to the 2021 city elections, we are exploring the data about crime and potential solutions for prevention.

Creating a Village
Taking breaths, pushing through mistakes — the process of creating beauty out of mistakes and never throwing anything away was so important. I am quite emotional writing this. I am realizing how therapeutic that process was for me.

VIEW: Three Stories of the Hard Kind of Love
What might love for place teach us about the people whom we learn to ignore?

A Cycle That Works Against Women
Patrice Salmeri (photo by Sarah Whiting)
Substance use is…

Sober Housing
Georgia Jones (Photo by Sarah Whiting)
When I was growing…

Into the light
Women, recovery and spirituality
Photography by Sarah Whiting.
"Quitting…