Christine C.’s Story

• 2024: Champions of Recovery

Which Valley Hope location did you attend?

Valley Hope of O'Neill

When is your sobriety birthday?

June 10, 2024

What does your recovery community look like?

I feel very fortunate to have had an incredible patient group when I was at Valley Hope. We all became very close and now have a daily text chain where we all communicate. I also see a lot of my patient group at local AA meetings. There is one in particular that we all try to go to on Saturday night. I have also met so many great people in local AA meetings whom I refer to as my AA family. I am so grateful to have each and every one of them.

How does your community support your recovery?

I live in Bellevue which has daily AA meetings within 5-10 mins of my house. I try to go to at least 2-3 per week. I have a ladies meeting on Thursdays where I met my sponsor, who now is one of my favorite people. There is such a diverse group of people in each meeting, all of which I can relate to in one way or another. There are some really cool people in AA! Who knew! Lol.

What advice would you give to someone who doesn’t have a recovery community?

I would say just show up for a meeting. Any meeting...there WILL be someone there who you can relate to. When I first started going, I was a little nervous, but honestly, everyone was so friendly and encouraging right from the start.