Alchemy Recovery

SHE RECOVERS® Together Online Gatherings are intended for women and non-binary individuals—who are in or seeking recovery from from life challenges including mental health issues, trauma and substance use—to connect, learn, heal and share within a group of like-hearted individuals. These online support groups are recovery-focused, free to attend and voluntarily facilitated by a SHE RECOVERS Certified Professional. All recovery pathways and patchworks are supported and all races, sexual orientations, and all those differences of life situations, backgrounds and abilities are welcome.

About SHE RECOVERS Foundation SHE RECOVERS® Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity and a global grassroots movement serving more than 325,000 women and non-binary individuals in or seeking recovery from life challenges including trauma, substance use, grief and loss, eating disorders, burnout and moral injury, love addiction and mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. We are all recovering from something—no one should have to recover alone. The organization connects women through its virtual offerings and in-person community networks, provides resources and support to help women develop their own holistic recovery patchworks, and empowers them to thrive, share their experience, and celebrate success. All efforts are designed to redefine recovery, end stigma and shame, and help more women heal. Please visit www.sherecovers.org for more information.

SRF Mission is to redefine recovery, inspire hope, reduce stigma and empower women in or seeking recovery from life challenges including mental health issues, trauma and substance use, to increase their recovery capital, heal themselves and help other women to do the same. The Issues We Seek to Solve The imperative to increase support and resources for women in or seeking recovery from life challenges including mental health issues, trauma, and substance use has never been stronger. Uncertainty and isolation during the current pandemic and heightening awareness of racial injustice has thrown our world into a mental health crisis. Increasing levels of anxiety and depression are being reported, and the risk of suicide is rising proportionately. Domestic violence is increasing at alarming rates. Those recovering from substance use disorders are extremely vulnerable to recurrence and eating disorders are being ignited in individuals facing so much uncertainty. COPYRIGHT © 2022 - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | SHE RECOVERS® FOUNDATION | { REV 11.07.2022 }

Women have unique behavioral health needs. Evidence shows:

● Drinking and binge drinking are increasing among women, who already have a higher risk of developing alcohol-related problems than men (NIAAA, 2017)

● Women are at highest risk for developing a substance use disorder between the ages of 18-44 which largely coincides with their reproductive years

● Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression

● Anxiety disorders affect about 40% of US women

● Borderline Personality Disorder affects young women more than any other demographic (NIMH, 2020)

● At least one in five women suffer rape or attempted rape in their lifetime (WHO, 2020)

● Twice as many women are affected by eating disorders as men (NEDA, 2020)

● Women tend to experience more concurrent mental health disorders Depression might be accompanied by anxiety, agoraphobia (feeling unsafe), panic disorders, somatoform disorders (symptoms of physical illness or pain that cannot be fully diagnosed), and post-traumatic stress disorder

● Between 1999 and 2015 the rate of deaths from prescription opioid overdoses increased 471 percent among women (CDC 2017)

● About 25 percent of young women have engaged in self-injurious behavior – more than twice the rate of young men SHE RECOVERS provides life-altering support to women at a time where few resources are dedicated to behavioral health. Social support in particular is positively linked to health and well-being across the general population and improved overall wellness leads to decreased recurrences related to behavioral health issues.

As a public charity, SHE RECOVERS is positioned to provide innovative and critically-needed social support.

She Recovers Foundation Intentions and Guiding Principles

● We are all recovering from something.

● We don’t have to hit rock bottom to pursue recovery in any area of our lives. We believe in early intervention.

● We must be supported to find & follow individualized pathways & patchworks of recovery.

● Recovery is a journey to wholeness. We learn to take care of our body, mind, emotions, and spirit.

● We answer the call to heal our past wounds and intergenerational traumas so we can live fully in the present.

● We focus on our strengths, not our defects. This is how we change.

● We do our individual work in order to create & hold healing spaces for everyone. All women deserve recovery.

● We understand that the practice of radical self-love is paramount to our well-being.

● When we’re ready, we recover out loud so that women who are struggling can find and join our movement.

● Connection is our sole (soul) purpose. We’re stronger together.