THE JOURNEY CONTINUES...RESIDENCE XII SUMMER RETREAT 2019 More will be revealed.... What??? You may have heard this phrase in a meeting or from a sponsor and thought, "What don’t I know already?" This phrase isn’t actually part of the original text of Alcoholics Anonymous, but may have derived from these sentences found on page [...]
By: Kirie Pedersen In 1982, I completed a Master’s degree in writing with Annie Dillard as thesis chair. I bought a sprawling farmhouse on the edge of Bellingham, and I married a handsome young rock musician. I was hired as a vocational rehabilitation counselor. Despite all those apparent blessings, after ten years without drinking, [...]
By: Kira L. Residence XII Alumnae Committee President Is sobriety all that we can expect of a spiritual awakening? No, sobriety is only a bare beginning. As Bill Sees It. P. 8 "Practicing the AA program is like building a house. First, I had to pour a big, thick concrete slab on which [...]
By: Tamara Dyer As a mental health intern, I work with the patients at residence XII for an entire year. It is an honor of a lifetime to do this work, to watch and be part of women connecting with their own majesty. While teaching classes recently, I have watched one of our patients take refuge [...]
By: Brenda Reiss Hello, my name is Brenda Reiss and I’m a forgiveness coach. I’m also an alumnus of Residence XII and celebrated 15 years of sobriety last August for which I am forever grateful. Did you know that gratitude has the power to change your brain by reshaping your neural pathways? And that [...]
By: Roberta Romero I love this time of year. When you wake up and the temperature may be 70 degree’s, but you can tell by the smell in the air and the feel of the sun, it’s Fall, not Spring. The cooler temperatures revive me and I like getting back into the routine [...]
By: Kari Merk, MACP LMHC Residence XII Family Counselor Being impacted by the disease of addiction can be a traumatic experience for all involved. The women who come to treatment at Residence XII are being provided an opportunity to restore body, mind and spirit, to learn the tools necessary to live a healthy [...]
By Roberta Romero “I can’t take time off from work”, “my kids need me”, “I have too many obligations”. Yes, we know that life can make it hard to take time for yourself even when it comes to something as critical as your inability to get and stay sober! At Residence XII, we have [...]
By Mary Melcher Twenty Six years ago I walked out the door of Residence XII sober, searching for a program that would continue to help me in my recovery. Today, still sober, I am blessed to be able to help others who walk that same path. In 1992, I had just turned 30 and looking [...]
Residence XII Public Relations Specialist, Roberta Romero, moderated the Youth Mental Health Town Hall recently at the Kirkland Performance Center. This was a forum produced in partnership with the Kirkland Chamber and Evergreen Health to better educate the community on the staggering mental health challenges our youth are facing. The meeting featured a panel [...]
