Taking it slow and easy...

Game night brought out very few people last week. It felt discouraging given the outcome but also ready to find ways to continue to keep the students engaged. Anything worth a damn is going to take hard work and dedication to see positive results. It is about perseverance and having the passion to help others for the greater good. It is amazing to have all the support and know this cause is being addressed by a whole lot of people. I learned when I got sober it is okay to ask for help, and it is quite a fallacy to think doing so makes you weak. Which I personally felt was the case for a long time. Now that I have asked for help because I can't do it alone, it proves to be best course of action. When I try to do things on my own, my alcoholic thinking gets in the way and everything goes wrong...remembering I lack control...is key to successful recovery.

We were supposed to have a game night tonight but have decided to postpone until after Spring Break. We have to advertise more and find better ways to get people interested...

Some of us will be traveling down to Kennesaw State for a conference next week: 7-9th of March. We will be interacting with students and employees from all over the nation that have successfully implemented CRCs on their college campuses. I personally look forward to networking and speaking to those who have made it possible. Picking up tips, solutions and better ways to bring those students who need this into the program.

Next on the agenda: There is a large group of people out there that really never took interest in drinking! We would like to speak to some of those students and get some perspective from their point of view and see if they want to help. More to come...

Any Questions ???? Call Debbie Insley at 704-687-7414 or e-mail me at hillbelk@gmail.com

Hillary B
UNC-Charlotte
Wellness Promtion Department

Happy Spring Break, be safe!!!


 

Hello!!! Welcome to the first post on the Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC) blog for UNC-Charlotte. My name is Hillary Belk, and I am a senior at UNC-Charlotte. I got sober on July 10, 2008 and I have not looked back. 

Last semester I was very fortunate to get a internship working in the Wellness Promotion Department-  http://studenthealth.uncc.edu/content/wellness. Debbie Insley has worked in the department for 18 years and is passionate about getting students interested in our community.Together we are making efforts to bring students together to get serious about issues regarding addiction.

This has been one hell of an experience for me and great for my recovery! The twists and turns along this road have helped me to recognize how much helping others means to me. I guess the first thing I would like to do is ask for help. I know that there are students on campus already in recovery and we could really use some experience, strength and hope...not to mention great ideas I know are out there.  Also, anyone thinking about recovery or would like to talk to someone, please do not hesitate to get a hold of us via info at end of post.

This is a process, there is not perfection when it comes to this deal. Lets come together to share ways to lesson the burdens and help each other move forward to happier days!

We have to start somewhere, so here we are!!!

As of right now we are offering an AA meeting- 6-7 p.m. on Monday at the student health center, Rm. 293 (Open Discussion, Young Adults) we will be doing some step work out of the big book during the month of March.

"Sober game night" will be in the Student Union at Norms- 6-9 pm on Wednesday the 22nd of Feb. and Wednesday 29th of Feb. Please come out and join us refreshments and snacks provided. 


Any ???? Please call Deb Insley, 704-687-7414 or you can e-mail me at hillbelk@gmail.com


Thank you, and we shall keep you posted...more posts from other recovering students to come!!!