SMART Recovery Podcasts - Mercy Bll
- Mercy Bell’s relationship with alcohol started in college as a way to thwart the uneasiness she felt inside. It led her to a recovery or else situation. She used multiple paths and experiences aid in her recovery. Today, Mercy is the co-owner of Sober Voices and Sourcing Voices with Alyssa Hart. Their mission is “to amplify and celebrate all voices and all experiences on the journey of recovery and mental health”, especially college students, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC.
In this podcast, Mercy talks about:
- Having a “high bottom” most people couldn’t see and using many paths to recovery
Serendipitously meeting Alyssa Hart who was creating an online sober event, FLOW
- Being a “buffet grazer” of recovery
- That she was impressed with the technology and ecosystem Alyssa was using for a grassroots style recovery movement during the pandemic
- The inspiration to start Sober Voices for online recovery events and Sourcing Voices, the technology platform where recovery content lives
- Having a diversity of voices and stories is key to having people relate and connect
- The mission of Sober Voices and why they chose to use the words amplify and celebrate
- Finding SMART while planning for FLOW 2021
- The future goals for Sober Voices and Sourcing Voices
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I love that way of putting it. I've always hated the "rely on this one thing only for all your support, and if that fails you, it's because you didn't work it! Look at what _you_ did wrong! There's absolutely nothing wrong with The Program!" I could list many things (even though I won't here), that are problematic about The Program... But looking at it in another way of "food for your soul" and "eating carrot sticks every day" is a great way to make it comprehensive that one thing might not cover all bases for every need.. because though carrot sticks are great for certain vitamins, they obviously lack others, and we need to go elsewhere for those to make a well-rounded meal.
SMART is so much better than AA or the 12 steps. I'll never go to AA again.