Hey All! Happy Black History Month! Being a black person in recovery is so special, and very brave if I do say so myself. This year has been a bit of a heavy weight on the African American community, and not to get into it, but the system does not benefit those struggling with addiction in a lot of black communities. It feels special to be in a place where I can have a voice and feel heard simultaneously. Not …

Hi all! Welcome back to our ACTNW blog!   I won’t lie to you all, it’s been a dark few weeks in my personal world. Luckily, I’ve got the self-care on lock. In this post I wanted to talk about meditation, one of my many self-care tools I use for my recovery and spiritual journey.   When I began my spiritual journey, I didn’t know any of the facts behind meditation being so good for the health of our bodies. Personally, I thought it was hippy-dippy and weird. But then again, I …

Welcome to our ACT NW blog! Written by Cairo Levias (me, hi hello.) This blog is made to be a series of thoughts and information curated by me for you all. I’ve been in recovery for almost four years and have always been in love with writing, it’s always been the way I like to process information and feelings in a conclusive way. With this first blog post I’d like to both introduce myself to you all as well as …