Practical Tools and Inner Resource Development
for Ongoing Recovery from Chemical Dependency
Thursday evenings
March 30 - June 1, 2023
6:30 - 8:30 pm
at the Women's Center
A 10-week group in person for women and men with at least 60 days continuous sobriety
Please plan to attend most every session
Facilitated in person by Alexandria L. Wilson, Holistic Wellness Guide, CD, PCD, CEOLD
Co-facilitated virtually by Patricia Stout, LCSW, Certified in Breathwork and Psycho-Spiritual Integration
So you figured out how to stop ingesting substances. There was a turning point. That chapter is behind you. Now what?
The feelings that arise after the over-stimulation or numbing stops can be as hard to manage as the substance use was. Do you ever feel like you got off of one merry-go-round and onto another? On the other hand, it could be hard to access emotions, and you may not sure what or how to feel.
Or maybe your emotions seem manageable, but relationships are a challenge. Now it’s easy to see the patterns….but not easy to stop them.
Then there’s this body, a body that may have been ignored or abused for months, years, or decades. Learning to live in a body consciously, without escaping, is an art and a science.
Given all these challenges, people sometimes go back to using or drinking or switch addictions because intense feelings (or lack of them) and relationships (or lack of them) are too painful. Often accidental overdose is a consequence because of reduced tolerance. Others commit suicide.
With a First-Aid Recovery Kit to supplement the resources you already have, ongoing quality sobriety is available, and it doesn’t need to feel like just surviving or being on “good behavior”.
You don’t have to figure it out alone!
This 10-week closed group will allow a space for skills-building, exploration, and interpersonal learning that is different from support groups or individual therapy, as helpful as those can be.
We will explore trauma-informed practices to help regulate the nervous system, such as imagery resources, self-care practices, energy work, grounding exercises, and more. We will also used tried and true activities such as affirmations and right-brained activities such as art and music.
Your inner skeptic is welcomed, and you can pass on an activity that’s not for you.
Open to all faiths and secular folks, your varied approaches to your spiritual life are welcomed here.
All programs at the Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation are LGBTQ+ friendly and strive for inclusion and diversity.
March 30 - June 1, 2023
6:30 - 8:30 pm
at the Women's Center
A 10-week group in person for women and men with at least 60 days continuous sobriety
Please plan to attend most every session
Facilitated in person by Alexandria L. Wilson, Holistic Wellness Guide, CD, PCD, CEOLD
Co-facilitated virtually by Patricia Stout, LCSW, Certified in Breathwork and Psycho-Spiritual Integration
So you figured out how to stop ingesting substances. There was a turning point. That chapter is behind you. Now what?
The feelings that arise after the over-stimulation or numbing stops can be as hard to manage as the substance use was. Do you ever feel like you got off of one merry-go-round and onto another? On the other hand, it could be hard to access emotions, and you may not sure what or how to feel.
Or maybe your emotions seem manageable, but relationships are a challenge. Now it’s easy to see the patterns….but not easy to stop them.
Then there’s this body, a body that may have been ignored or abused for months, years, or decades. Learning to live in a body consciously, without escaping, is an art and a science.
Given all these challenges, people sometimes go back to using or drinking or switch addictions because intense feelings (or lack of them) and relationships (or lack of them) are too painful. Often accidental overdose is a consequence because of reduced tolerance. Others commit suicide.
With a First-Aid Recovery Kit to supplement the resources you already have, ongoing quality sobriety is available, and it doesn’t need to feel like just surviving or being on “good behavior”.
You don’t have to figure it out alone!
This 10-week closed group will allow a space for skills-building, exploration, and interpersonal learning that is different from support groups or individual therapy, as helpful as those can be.
We will explore trauma-informed practices to help regulate the nervous system, such as imagery resources, self-care practices, energy work, grounding exercises, and more. We will also used tried and true activities such as affirmations and right-brained activities such as art and music.
Your inner skeptic is welcomed, and you can pass on an activity that’s not for you.
Open to all faiths and secular folks, your varied approaches to your spiritual life are welcomed here.
All programs at the Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation are LGBTQ+ friendly and strive for inclusion and diversity.
Registration: Call/Text Patricia at (985) 264-8089 to set up a free preliminary phone screening to make sure this group is right for you at this time.
Then register and pay here:
Then register and pay here:
$200 - $400 for the series.
Your choice of plans:
A. Pay in full up front by March 20
B. Pay half by March 20 and the remaining half by April 27.
Deadline: Six participants registered by March 20 are required for the group to go forward. Please share widely to make this opportunity available.
Please pay as generously as you are able.
If finances would you prevent you from attending, please contact Patricia individually for arrangements.
Special thanks to a grant from the Charles Ostarly Addiction Recovery Fund to help make this group program possible.
Group size 6-10.
All group participants will be meeting in person at 71667 Leveson St. , Abita Springs, LA.
Your choice of plans:
A. Pay in full up front by March 20
B. Pay half by March 20 and the remaining half by April 27.
Deadline: Six participants registered by March 20 are required for the group to go forward. Please share widely to make this opportunity available.
Please pay as generously as you are able.
If finances would you prevent you from attending, please contact Patricia individually for arrangements.
Special thanks to a grant from the Charles Ostarly Addiction Recovery Fund to help make this group program possible.
Group size 6-10.
All group participants will be meeting in person at 71667 Leveson St. , Abita Springs, LA.
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS
ALEXANDRIA L. WILSON, Holistic Wellness Guide, (CD/PCD, CEOLD)
Alexandria is a Certified Doula for Birth, Postpartum, Life, and End of Life in the New Orleans/ North Shore area. Since 2012, she has built her principles on ancient and time-proven techniques, combined with contemporary science in the Holistic Health and Wellness field. In 2017, she established her first solo practice, Deep Down Doula, Antepartum, Birth, and Postpartum care. In 2022, she expanded her brand and specialties with the launch of Azure Dragonfly Birth, Life, and Death Services.
She is an expert in Self-Care practices, Preventative Planning, grounding techniques, NVC (Nonviolent Communication), Mental Health First Aid, Human Centered Design, and Holistic Wellness, guiding clients as they intuitively cultivate a nourishing inner and outer environment for recovery.
Alexandria is also the Regional Director of Camp Jinka, a day camp for children and teens who have experienced the loss of a parent to illness or overdose. The program expanded in the Summer of 2022 to include children whose parents are incarcerated, hospitalized, or deceased due to an accident or suicide, have mental health disorders, a history of violent crime, or are on Military deployment.
Spring 2023 New Orleans/ North Shore registration is currently open. If you have or know of a child or teen who may qualify, please visit campjinka.us to apply!
Alexandria is a Certified Doula for Birth, Postpartum, Life, and End of Life in the New Orleans/ North Shore area. Since 2012, she has built her principles on ancient and time-proven techniques, combined with contemporary science in the Holistic Health and Wellness field. In 2017, she established her first solo practice, Deep Down Doula, Antepartum, Birth, and Postpartum care. In 2022, she expanded her brand and specialties with the launch of Azure Dragonfly Birth, Life, and Death Services.
She is an expert in Self-Care practices, Preventative Planning, grounding techniques, NVC (Nonviolent Communication), Mental Health First Aid, Human Centered Design, and Holistic Wellness, guiding clients as they intuitively cultivate a nourishing inner and outer environment for recovery.
Alexandria is also the Regional Director of Camp Jinka, a day camp for children and teens who have experienced the loss of a parent to illness or overdose. The program expanded in the Summer of 2022 to include children whose parents are incarcerated, hospitalized, or deceased due to an accident or suicide, have mental health disorders, a history of violent crime, or are on Military deployment.
Spring 2023 New Orleans/ North Shore registration is currently open. If you have or know of a child or teen who may qualify, please visit campjinka.us to apply!
Holistic Guidance through Birth, Life, and Death: www.azuredragonflybld.com
Link to Detailed Bio: www.azuredragonflybld.com/about
PATRICIA J. STOUT, LCSW, Certified Integrative Breathwork Practitioner
Patricia’s Masters in Social Work in 1989 specialized in family systems and mental health, with a focus on dual diagnoses of addiction and mental health issues. She had two full time internships—one in a chemical dependency treatment center and one in inpatient mental health.
Since then, Patricia has worked as an individual and family therapist in clinics and hospitals and residential settings for addictions and mental health as well as intensive outpatient settings, including those for Adult Children of Alcoholics. She has served as the experiential visiting and consulting therapist for two treatment centers, bringing a wealth of experiential, body-based practices to people in recovery.
Also in part-time practice for many years, she has offered groups for sexual abuse recovery, self-esteem building, inner child healing, mindfulness practices, and relational health, all including awareness of the special needs of those in recovery from chemical dependency and other addictive processes. At an an international drug and alcohol conference, she presented on Breathwork and other non-verbal healing practices in recovery.
Patricia believes that recovery is partly about increasing your joy tolerance, as well as shame reduction and developing the ability to grieve. Patricia has been in her personal recovery since 1985 and enjoys finding ways to continue learning and growing, including her certification with the School of Spiritual Psychology, as well as through music, movement, mindfulness practices, and many types of circles. In 2012-2013, she led the founding of the Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation. She is excited to work with Alexandria with fresh approaches to re-birthing the self.
Patricia’s Masters in Social Work in 1989 specialized in family systems and mental health, with a focus on dual diagnoses of addiction and mental health issues. She had two full time internships—one in a chemical dependency treatment center and one in inpatient mental health.
Since then, Patricia has worked as an individual and family therapist in clinics and hospitals and residential settings for addictions and mental health as well as intensive outpatient settings, including those for Adult Children of Alcoholics. She has served as the experiential visiting and consulting therapist for two treatment centers, bringing a wealth of experiential, body-based practices to people in recovery.
Also in part-time practice for many years, she has offered groups for sexual abuse recovery, self-esteem building, inner child healing, mindfulness practices, and relational health, all including awareness of the special needs of those in recovery from chemical dependency and other addictive processes. At an an international drug and alcohol conference, she presented on Breathwork and other non-verbal healing practices in recovery.
Patricia believes that recovery is partly about increasing your joy tolerance, as well as shame reduction and developing the ability to grieve. Patricia has been in her personal recovery since 1985 and enjoys finding ways to continue learning and growing, including her certification with the School of Spiritual Psychology, as well as through music, movement, mindfulness practices, and many types of circles. In 2012-2013, she led the founding of the Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation. She is excited to work with Alexandria with fresh approaches to re-birthing the self.
Women's Center for Healing & Transformation
(985) 892-8111
[email protected]
71667 Leveson Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420
(985) 892-8111
[email protected]
71667 Leveson Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420
