{"id":2235,"date":"2011-09-13T10:25:12","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T15:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inside.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=2235"},"modified":"2011-09-13T10:25:12","modified_gmt":"2011-09-13T15:25:12","slug":"stepup-program-marks-national-recovery-month-with-spirituality-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2011\/09\/13\/stepup-program-marks-national-recovery-month-with-spirituality-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"StepUP Program marks National Recovery Month with spirituality breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"stepup_breakfast\"The StepUP program at Augsburg College began in 1997 in response to prompting by students who found it difficult to live on a college campus while in recovery. Since then, more than 500 students have participated in the program. The Augsburg College StepUPprogram is the largest, most successful recovery community on a college campus in the U.S. It provides a life-changing experience that allows students to thrive in a community of accountability and support where they can achieve academic success and build life-long friendships.<\/p>\n

The program holds a spirituality breakfast in the fall, sponsored by the StepUP Program, Minnesota Recovery Connection, and Recovery Works! This year’s keynote speaker, Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Jacobs-Stewart, has been a practicing psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and international consultant for more than 25 years. In 2004, she founded MindRoads Meditation Center, a neighborhood practice center integrating contemplative practices from both East and West, and home of the Saint Paul chapter of “Mindfulness and 12-Steps” meetings.<\/p>\n

Below Charles T., a student in the StepUP Program, shares his thoughts on what the program means to him.<\/p>\n

For the past 15 years, the StepUP program has been providing young people in recovery an opportunity to excel in an arena that usually proves to be a disaster for young, unguided missiles such as myself\u2014college. Being from New England, I never once imagined myself to spend any length of time in the Midwest. However, after a less-than-successful year at a school in Colorado, the fine liberal arts institution known as Augsburg appeared as a blip on my radar.<\/em><\/p>\n

My initial reaction to this prospect was that of skepticism. Yet, I found myself pleasantly surprised by the eclectic community and welcoming staff of the StepUP community.\u00a0 For the past year and a half, my experience within this community has only grown in profundity. Although there have been moments of doubt and frustration during my experience here, I cannot imagine a better collegiate community to be able to fall back on. It is a great comfort to know that I will have this support net for the duration of my time as a student here. <\/em><\/p>\n

One of the most valuable aspects of my experience at Augsburg thus far has been to know I have ample room to learn even through failure.\u00a0I feel privileged to be a part of a program that has enriched and supported so many before myself, and that will continue to open the doors for others to grow both as individuals and as students. <\/em><\/p>\n

Photo: Tyler B. speaks at the 2009 Spirituality Breakfast<\/p>\n

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