Page 3 Breaking the Cycle: Trigger Warning October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The theme of this issue is Breaking The Cycle. Page 4 Recovery by Anna McGraw My name is Anna and I’m an alcoholic and addict from Colorado. I am 25 years old and have been sober since January 24th , 2020. Page 2 Page 5 How to Break the Cycle By Matthew D. Rizzo, President & CEO, A Renewed Mind I recently read an article that compared anxiety to a hamster wheel…lots of energy expended but gets you nowhere. Page 6 Chocking on Smoke: US cities open clean air shelters for the homeless Wildfi res raging across the West Coast have pushed air pollution to record levels, compounding the COVID public health crisis. Page 7 These Books Break the Cycle By Franco Vitella If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that much of what we were doing needs improvement. Page 8 How The Climate Emergency Exacerbates Homelessness By Kathryn McKelvey In 2007, a fl ash fl ood ripped through Kathryn McKelvey’s home in a rural Oregon town, leaving it utterly destroyed and her family homeless. Page 11 Bethany House For 35 years, Bethany House has maintained long-term transitional shelter space for domestic violence survivors and their children. Page 12 Vendor Spotlight: Andrew Chappel Page 14 Puzzle Page
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