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Welcome to Divina Recovery!

Our mission is to help people come home to themselves in the recovery journey and to build safe community spaces where collective healing can take root.

This work—still a tiny seed of an emerging practice—is deeply personal, carefully imagined, and needed. Alcoholics Anonymous has been the gold standard for nearly a century, and for many it remains lifesaving;

A.A. is also challenging for women and trauma survivors who most need empowerment, agency, and self-trust instead of powerlessness or surrender to a He/Him/God. Clinical intervention is also valuable, but alone can fall short when spiritual connection/meaning is such a critical predictor of long-term recovery. There may be a just-right alternative that brings the best of science and inclusive spirituality into one place. We are here to take our best crack at it.

Divina Recovery™ envisions a framework that integrates current behavioral and addiction research, positive psychology, feminist spirituality, and the lived experience of this community. Many of us searched for a higher power “out there,” only to discover healing by turning inward—to the quiet, steady, divine wisdom that had been within us all along. Divina exists to honor all authentic paths to healing and to offer something different from what currently exists.

Your privacy matters here and safety is the highest priority, but staying anonymous is optional and left to personal comfort. We encourage bold recovery, so that others do not have to suffer quietly. There is never shame in needing help or struggling with mental health or the disease of addiction.

We are just getting started—thank you for your patience with the early-stage imperfections. Your feisty feminist founder is also a full-time graduate student and busy mom when she isn’t saving the world one typo at a time. Expect ongoing refinement as we grow and learn together.

All feedback and connections are appreciated.

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🌙 The Divina Invitations™ offer an alternative approach to healing—rooted in compassion, inner guidance, and self-respect. While our initial focus and frame of reference is alcohol dependency, the framework supports whole-person healing for anyone navigating purpose, belonging, or spiritual development.

“Divina” is the feminine Latin form of divine, a reminder that spirituality has too often quieted the voices of Spirit, the mother, the earth, and the creative wisdom within us. Real recovery begins when we reconnect with that inner guidance and with a loving, personal source of divine wisdom.

The Divina Invitations and broader program are still emerging, but their structure is simple and intentional. Each invitation is grounded in positive psychology, feminist spirituality, the current science of addiction and behavior change, and the lived experience of this community.

Divina Recovery aims to support people through even the darkest stretches of the healing journey, helping them cultivate strength, clarity, and renewed connection to their own inner divinity and purpose. Our moon and morning glory symbols remind us that our real blooming often begins when we meet our darkest parts with compassion.

Here, you’ll find inclusive community, steady encouragement, and practical resources to meet you exactly where you are.

As this community grows, so will our offerings—meetings, events, education, assessments, and a growing resource library.

Thank you for being here. Divina Recovery LLC has officially begun, and you are part of its early story.

🌙 THE DIVINA INVITATIONS™ (Version 1 - Testing)

You are invited to:

1. Name what’s true.

Change begins with honesty.

2. Believe you deserve healing.

You are worthy and willing to work for it.

3. Trust your inner Divina.

Your inner knowing and your body hold the truth you need.

4. Release what you can’t control.

Practice acceptance and let go of what isn’t yours to carry.

5. Ride the waves.

Hard feelings and cravings will rise and fall. Stay with yourself until the wave passes.

6. Own your part with compassion.

Take responsibility with honesty and kindness toward yourself.

7. Build your community.

Let yourself be supported, and choose your inner circle with care.

8. Offer your light to others.

Never forget you are beloved. Serve with gratitude and humility.

Divina Recovery™, The Divina Invitations™, and all associated language, titles, subtitles, and conceptual frameworks are original works and protected intellectual property of Divina Recovery LLC (working title). No part of this content may be reproduced, adapted, published, or used commercially without explicit written permission. Personal, therapeutic, and non-commercial use is welcome with attribution.

The Divina Welcome & Community Covenant

You belong here. This is a place for people who are ready to reconnect with themselves, heal at their own pace, and rediscover the quiet wisdom that’s been inside them all along. Whether you’re unsure, hopeful, exhausted, curious, or simply ready for something different—you’re welcome exactly as you are.

Radical Hospitality
We know how much courage it takes to show up in a new space, and we honor that bravery with kindness, steadiness, and grace. Everyone here has been a beginner, and we hold room for one another to learn and grow without shame. We respect and protect one another’s identities and privacy.

Self-Determination
Your recovery is your own. No one here will recruit you or push you. If something in this space resonates, stay. If not, take what helps and leave the rest. Healing only takes root when it is chosen, not forced.

No Day One
You don’t start over here. Everything you’ve lived—every attempt, every stumble, every moment in the dark—is part of your healing. The shadows hold wisdom that becomes strength. We walk this path one day at a time, carrying forward what we’ve learned rather than discarding it.

Dignifying Language
We avoid shame-filled or reductive labels. Chemical dependency and trauma are health challenges, not identities. You are never defined by your hardest moments.

Experience, Not Advice
We speak from our own lives and stories. No one tells you how to live yours. The goal is companionship and solidarity, not control or direction.

Deep Listening
We practice presence and hold space for one another with patience and compassion. You are free to bring your questions, your fears, your hopes, and your truth.

Inclusive Belonging
All genders, races, sexual orientations, and spiritual backgrounds are welcome. We center feminine wisdom and feminist spirituality as a healing counterbalance to patriarchal religious narratives, while honoring and respecting every person’s path.

Safety Over Comfort
Comfort matters, but safety comes first. When harmful behavior arises, we name it kindly and set boundaries so everyone can feel secure enough to heal.

Science & Spirit Together
We value research, evidence-based recovery practices, and professional guidance—alongside intuition, mystery, and the inner divine wisdom that shapes personal transformation.

Gratitude as Practice
We cultivate gratitude as a grounding rhythm, not forced positivity. It helps us notice what is good, steady, or healing—even in small doses—and keeps us anchored in what’s real.

Confidence in Healing
We believe healing is possible. Not in a sentimental way, but in the lived truth that people change, grow, and come home to themselves. Miracles—large or subtle—have space to unfold here.

DISCLAIMERS AND RISKS

1. Detox Risks: Alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal can be life‑threatening without medical supervision. Medical detox is strongly advised.

2. Not a Substitute for Clinical Care: Evidence strongly supports medical, psychiatric, and therapeutic care alongside behavioral change work.

3. Safety First: Trauma‑informed care emphasizes stabilization, safe housing, and crisis planning before deeper processing.

4. Multiple Pathways: Recovery may include medications, harm‑reduction, mutual aid, or structured treatment.

5. Structural Barriers: Social determinants such as housing, safety, discrimination, and access to care significantly affect recovery outcomes.