National Recovery Month

National Recovery Month 2025

Each September, we honor National Recovery Month - a time to recognize the strength, resilience, and courage of those on the journey of recovery. At Bicycle Health, we're proud to support a workplace where stories of hope and healing are shared openly. This month, we celebrate our colleagues who have embraced recovery and inspire others every day with their perseverance and authenticity.

Total Time in Recovery for Bicycle Health Team Members: (422), months (9) and days (1)

Recovery has given me the ability to repair and build relationships, advance in my career, and help others to step into recovery. I am so grateful for every single day I of recovery that I have the privilege of experiencing.

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I went from being homeless at 17 to being a homeowner with the most beautiful family. I am able to live a productive life filled with honesty, service, and joy.

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I have learned how to be my authentic self and not live in guilt and shame anymore.

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1- I love having a clear mind, it never gets old! 2- I no longer let fear stand in my way

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I have a new love for MYSELF and for life. I tell myself I love myself every day in the mirror.

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Recovery has given me the ability to believe in myself and to find the version of myself I had longed for my entire life.

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I show up today for my family, my friends, my work and my community. I have a purpose driven life now because of my recovery that has given me a sense of inner peace and contentment.

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I'm a trusted and responsible father, husband, friend, employee. None of those were true before recovery.

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I lost everything due to my addictions. My job, my professional license, my friends, my drivers license, my fiancee, my health (mental and physical). I was buried in debt and hopeless. It was jail, rehab or suicide and I refused to do jail. Recovery has given me back everything I lost and much much more. There's just no comparison, yet at the time I could not fathom I would be this happy.

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Literally everything in my life has improved in my recovery. It took some time to see some of the biggest changes, but little by little, everything got better. It feels like I jumped timelines and am living a completely different life. I'm grateful for that every single day.

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I would have absolutely have nothing without my sobriety. I wouldn't have my education, my child, my career, my life.

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Recovery has afforded me the ability to make a meaningful life for myself and my son. I also will be taking my first international trip next March to celebrate 6 years in recovery!

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Being in recovery from opioid addiction has given me a new sense of purpose and the strength to rebuild my life with not only clarity but, more importantly, hope. With God's help, I've regained control over my choices, repaired relationships, and discovered a deeper appreciation for each day.

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It has given me a life worth living and i am no longer part of the problem and now I am part of the solution

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I am able to face challenge's head on and not numb them and pretend they aren't there!

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Recovery has changed every aspect of my life. It has allowed me to have a life. I am a husband, a father, a community member and a coworker - all things that were out of my reach in active addiction. It has allowed me to dig deeper into meaningful relationships and to establish connection with others in a sustainable and authentic way.

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It gave me a life I don't want or need to escape from.......daily building bridges from longing to belonging. Today, I am a good friend to myself and others! I am a part of Universal Love!

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Recovery not only changed my life, but saved it and gave my life back to me. I never could have even dreamed of the life I have today.

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My life is rich and full. I have a beautiful family, great friends, a home, an education and I'm completely debt free. All of these things would never have happened had I would have continued on the path that I was on.

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I am blessed to still be alive and living my purpose because 11 years ago I almost wasn't here to experience it.

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Recovery has provided me with the chance to begin a new life in the same body. It’s allowed me to heal, undo past harm, and work towards becoming the best person I can be. Additionally, recovery has given me the foundation for a meaningful career.

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Recovery has allowed me to live authentically, to heal deeply, and to exist as an Integrated person; it has been a journey of recovering the Me I was born to be.

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Recovery has allowed me to live authentically, to heal deeply, and to exist as an Integrated person; it has been a journey of recovering the Me I was born to be.

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I have a happier, healthier life that I enjoy.

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Once an addict wants to recover, no one can stop them, but if they don't no one can make them.

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I had lost all hope that I could dream for a better life and was spiritually bankruptcy. Recovery has given me my life daughter who has grown up in a sober environment so that I can be fully present. Although sober for many years, I use the tools of the program today to help navigate challenges. back; it has given me a wonderful family and a

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Recovery has allowed me to be the mother my children need.

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Recovery has not only given me my life back, but propelled me into things I never believed were achievable- let alone possible.

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Recovery has given me a second life, which is a gift of grace more precious than anything, With my second life, recovery restored my relationships with God, others, and myself and offers me a way daily to seek and find fulfillment within myself, all of which benefits any who encounter me (hopefully!)

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Recovery has given me a chance to truly live. I can show up fully for my children, my partner, my career, my education, and myself. Recovery has brought me clarity, strength, and purpose. I can embrace challenges and celebrate each day in a way I never could before. I carry with me the memory of those I have lost to this disease and their absence reminds me daily how amazing and precious the gift of recovery truly is.

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