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My diagnosis doesn't define me. Yours doesn't define you either.

We don't recover the same way a car gets fixed. We need to get active. Recovery means finding our inner wisdom, learning to speak up with professionals and making the choices that are right for us.

Start living your life, not your diagnosis.

The CommonGround Program helps you blaze the path to your recovery and the life you want. Get started by using the Guides, posters and other resources below.

CommonGround Guides

Whether we are experiencing distressing voices, trouble sleeping, flashbacks, anxiety or other challenges the Guides put recovery tools directly into our hands.

Anger

Anger can interfere with our relationships and with doing the things that matter to us. Discover the tools and know-how to keep anger from disrupting your life with this Guide on Personal Medicine for Anger.

$15.00
Anxiety

Everyone experiences anxiety. But if your anxiety interferes with your ability to do the things that matter to you, this Guide on Personal Medicine for Anxiety can help.

$15.00
Depression

Depression can be a reaction to a loss, trauma or a change. But when it interferes with your ability to live the life you want, this Guide on Personal Medicine for Depression can help.

$15.00
Distressing Voices

The experience of distressing voices can be overwhelming. This Guide can help you learn to manage distressing voices so you can do the things in life that matter most to you.

$15.00
False Beliefs

Life with false beliefs can mean living in fear most of the time. Many of us have learned there are things we could do to help ourselves. That’s where this Personal Medicine Guide comes in.

$15.00
Food Cravings

This is not a diet or weight reduction program. It is a Guide for those of us who struggle with powerful urges to eat foods that lead us away from our wellness goals.

$15.00
Grief

During the journey of recovery, many of us experience losses. Grief is a normal process of reacting to a loss. If grief is too much to handle, or if it is making it too hard to do the things that are important, this Guide can help.

$15.00
Negative Thinking

Negative thinking can actually rewire our brains to make it easier and easier to think more negative thoughts. Find the tools and know-how to keep negative thinking from disrupting your recovery.

$15.00

Posters and Papers

Get inspired with my ready-to-print posters and papers.

Courage in Recovery

This poster shows us that courage in recovery means putting one foot in front of the other, even if we are afraid. Print out this poster and enjoy.

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Facing the Day

Recovery does not happen through some secret fortitude of the heart. Recovery happens for ordinary people like me and you who, upon awakening, swing our feet over the edge of the bed, stand up and face the day.

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I am a person, not an illness

This poster serves as a reminder that those of us diagnosed with mental illness are NOT defined by a diagnosis. We are people.  Print out this poster and enjoy.

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I am part of the solution

This poster reminds us that we are part of the solution. Print out this poster to hang in your home, or on the walls of your program.

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I will live my life, not my diagnosis

This poster reminds us to live our lives, not our diagnosis. Print out this poster to hang in your home or on the walls of your program.

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A Job, a Paycheck and a Date on a Friday Night

This poster reminds us recovery means something different to everyone.  Print out this poster to hang in your home, or on the walls of your program.

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My dreams are the stars

This poster reminds us to trust your dreams to lead you.  Print out this poster to hang in your home, or on the walls of your program.

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Recovery and the Conspiracy of Hope

I wrote this paper about my experience of recovery after being diagnosed with schizophrenia. This paper has defined the major themes of my life's work.         

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Recovery is a Pathway

This poster reminds us that everyone's path is different. Recovery is a pathway to the life I want for myself. Print out this poster and enjoy.

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Sowing Seeds

This poster reminds us that the seeds we sow can take root and grow into change.  Print out this poster to hang in your home, or on the walls of your program.

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Wide Stream

This poster reminds us that we want a wide stream, not a mainstream.  Print out this poster to hang in your home, or on the walls of your program.

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Check out my blog - it's full of inspiration and fresh thinking about recovery.

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