our shared values

These values inform our daily practice. They also inform all moderating desisions on this website/blog.

• We honor each other
• We Accept people as they are: unique, individuals with something to offer and something we can learn from
• We remind everyone that there are no limits to anyone’s recovery
• We encourage a sense of hope in everyone for their own ability to recover in ways that is meaningful to them
• We Validate people’s experience and the insights they draw from them
• We Treat others with dignity, compassion and  respect and hold each other  in unconditional high regard
• We offer choices and options, not answers and solutions
• We believe each of us is expert in ourselves, our own condition and experiences
• We support each  individual’s right to choose what is best for them and to choose who they turn to for support and guidance in making those choices