By Angela Cheslock, Wellspring Program Director “Wellspring is my safe place.”, “I come here when I feel depressed.”, “I thank God for this place. I don’t know what I would do without ya’ll.”, “You all are my family. I love you.”, “I have nowhere else to go.”, “Wellspring keeps me grounded.” -Wellspring guests These are…
By Patty Johnson, Community Resource Specialist at Wellspring When the women of Wellspring gather during Coffee Talk, we never know where our conversation will take us. What we do know is that even when our experiences or opinions differ, support and understanding are at the heart of each discussion we share. Not surprisingly, the topic…
We all get in cycles of negative thinking and know how that can affect all areas of our lives. For people working through addiction, cycles of negative thinking are often commonplace. The Women for Sobriety group approach centers around positive thinking and taking charge of your life rather than letting your life happen to you.…
“Hope is a feeling, an expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Hope gives us the drive to press on against the odds.” This is message opens the H.O.P.E. Workshop that Case Manager Tameika Hughes-Foote facilitates at Wellspring, our daytime resource center for women. The purpose of the workshop is engage women in…
