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The bitter and the sweet of our transitional community is that we’re always saying goodbye at the same time that we’re also always welcoming new folks into the fold. This past May, we said goodbye to Dinari, Rachel, and Charlotte as they graduated and moved on to new opportunities.

One of our newest REACH wellness offerings is a mindful birding group, co-led by local naturalist Dave Edson and staff member and birding enthusiast, Pauline Banducci.

Almost all of us have felt it or seen it in others: a moment when we lower our gaze and cannot look someone in the eye; it is as if a spotlight is shining on just us and we wish we could disappear. The feeling I am describing is shame – a heavy and challenging emotion to understand and navigate. Shame can also be a powerful, often overlooked, barrier to recovery.