Do you know the Red Road?
What is the Red Road to wellbriety?
Journey of hope and healing for Native Americans seeking recovery from addictions. Breaking the cycle of destruction that accompanies historical trauma and oppression
All things come full....
circle
What did the elders say mind changers were?
Mind changers would have the power to control our thoughts take over our minds, make us leave our traditional ways and the power to destroy entire tribes
(alcohol and drugs)
What is the first law of change and what does it mean?
1. Change is from within:
All positive and lasting change begins on the inside of an individual and works its way out
(Internal change is what one needs to maintain sobriety)
Handsome Lake
(Handsome lake spoke the "good message", which is the earliest equivalent of AA.)
What does medicine wheel teach?
That anything growing always grows as a system of circles and cycles.
What are the four mind changers?
1. Liquid
2. Black book
3. Song
4. Card
What is the second law of change and what does it mean?
2. In order for development to occur it must be preceded by a vision:
Our communities must go through a visioning process in which the deep hope and dreams of community members come out from inside and are expressed
Did AA or Wellbriety come first?
It was in Native America that the first networks of recovery support groups were formed, nearly 200 years before the founding of AA
What are the four directions of human growth?
1. Emotional
2. Mental
3. Spiritual
4. Physical
What are the two worlds?
Seen (Physical)
unseen world (spiritual)
What is the third law of change and what does it mean
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3. A great learning must occur:
New information and learning must happen in both individual and community life. Understanding the fear-based system and the love-based system
What does the term Wellbriety mean?
It is an affirmation that recovery is more than the removal of alcohol and drugs, it is a larger change in personal identity and values
"we cannot bring one part of lives under control while other parts are out of control."
What is the first door we enter when we start our Red Road journey?
Individual
What is the good mind?
What is the fourth law of change and what does it mean?
4. You must create a healing forest:
It is hard to maintain sobriety when those around you are still sick (friends, family, community members). Our communities heal best if much of community begins to participate in the healing.
What are the two thought systems?
Love and fear
The medicine wheel teaches about the alignment of spirit and ....?
Intent
What is your favorite color?
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What are the four layers in the Healthy Forest Model and in order?
1. Anger
2. Guilt
3. Shame
4. Fear