Recovery Month's New Media Newsletter for March: Virtual Storytelling "The Hope Share: A Live Storytelling Event"

March

Virtual Storytelling "The Hope Share: A Live Storytelling Event" On February 6, 2013, The Partnership at Drugfree.org, along with recovery organizations and partners, In the Rooms and Faces & Voices of Recovery, teamed up to host The Hope Share: A Live Storytelling Event. The virtual experience encouraged people across the country to spend 90 minutes sharing and listening to stories of hope and recovery from mental and/or substance use disorders. Moderated by In The Rooms and featuring Pat Taylor, Executive Director of Faces & Voices of Recovery, and Jerry Otero, a parent support specialist from The Partnership at Drugfee.org, the event gave members of the recovery community the opportunity to connect with others and provide inspiration and encouragement. More than 200 people joined the event to tell their stories and spread the message of recovery. In addition to a live-streaming format, "The Hope Share" also featured a post-event experience. The Partnership at Drugfree.org created a microsite for "The Hope Share," housing hundreds of personal stories. It is a social platform, where visitors can "heart" or share notes of encouragement on each story. Sharing stories motivates and inspires others in recovery. If you would like to contribute to "The Hope Share," please visit http://thehopeshare.drugfree.org/stories/share or Recovery Month's story-sharing portal, accessible at http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Voices-for-Recovery.aspx.