The 2023 WFS Conference, EnJOY! The Journey, will be a virtual event that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home! The weekend will offer keynote speakers, twelve workshops, informal activities, and WFS meetings from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. All women seeking or in recovery from
The 2023 WFS Conference will be a virtual event that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home! The weekend will offer keynote speakers, workshops, informal activities, and WFS meetings from Friday evening to mid-day Sunday. All women seeking or in recovery from substance use disorders are encouraged
Dr. Jean Kirkpatrick’s Legacy Dr. Kirkpatrick was recognized as an expert on addiction in women. Her dream to have women meet in self-help groups throughout the country has become a reality, both in location-based and online meetings. Treatment facilities also use the program. Thousands of women have used the New
Join WFS in Celebrating the Life of our Founder In 1973 Dr. Kirkpatrick set her plan of recovery into an acceptance program that she called New Life. In 1975, she used the name Women for Sobriety, Inc., to establish a nonprofit organization. She formalized 13 affirmations that had been helpful in
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How did WFS start? In the late 1950s Jean Kirkpatrick couldn’t cope with the fact that she was the first woman to receive the Fels Fellowship award at the University of Pennsylvania, so she went out and got drunk. Fearing that a mistake had been made and the funds to
Release date: Immediate Contact: Women for Sobriety, Inc, [email protected] With significant consideration given to the skills, experiences and expertise needed to successfully guide Women for Sobriety in its next phase of growth, the Board of Directors has selected Dr. Michelle Shaivitz to serve as the new Executive Director. Michelle’s
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On the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, November 29th, you’ll have the chance to: *join people around the world in giving *support a cause close to your heart *help WFS bestow the gift of a New Life to women across the United States and around the world. In the upcoming year, we have
The first conference team meeting will be held on Sunday, November 20th at 7:00 PM Eastern. Sunday night we will decide on a chairwoman and leaders for the different workgroups along with which workgroup you want to help on. Please feel free to share the contact information with others: [email protected].
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