Cultivating Courage at the Crossroads: Addiction and Recovery | Janalee Stock | TEDxStroudsRun

The many contributing factors to the addiction crisis highlight the need for a comprehensive approach to solving this complex problem. In this TedX talk, Janalee Stock shares lessons learned by someone who has experienced firsthand both mental illness and addiction. Her personal journey to recovery inspired a passion for listening to others with similar stories and in turn, speaking up and taking action. She shares difficult questions she has had to ask herself as she has become increasingly involved in the lives of other women struggling to free themselves from the grip and the stigma of addiction. They are questions we can all ask. Janalee Stock retired from 38 years of nursing in 2016. She looked forward to sleeping in, long trail runs, reading fiction, and trying many new recipes. Most of that hasn’t happened. Instead she has devoted much of her time to the start up of a non-profit organization, Women for Recovery. Additionally she is a mother of 4 adult children, a grandmother of eight, a personal trainer, a political activist, and a big sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters. She has been on a number of boards over time: AID Task Force, Appalachian Peace and Justice Network, and the American Cancer Society. She bides by the saying “to those who have been given much, much is expected”. She is grateful for all she has been given, especially a supportive husband, who has never questioned why she hasn’t slowed down. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@ChristineMilesmiles]

Powerful... true... hopeful. Thank you, Janalee. Happy! Joyous! Free!

[@racheallewis2437]

6 days off of a long addiction to opioids and zanex and ambien. I have brought my family into it, we have called my doctor to tell him so I don’t get my prescriptions anymore and we called everyone I bought from to tell them no more. I am clinging to Jesus and have the best family ever

[@findingyourcenter8059]

Sending hugs. Keep coming back! Proud of you.

[@racheallewis2437]

@@findingyourcenter8059 just to let you know I’m still clean! Thanks to Jesus and a loving family I have 8 months sobriety and I’m so happy. Thank you for your encouragement!!!

[@janaleestock7979]

I didn’t realize there were comments here. I hope you have found yourself firmly planted in recovery.

[@hollygmcintyre]

So proud of you 👏 ❤️ How is your journey going ?

[@racheallewis2437]

@@hollygmcintyre I have 14 months of sobriety!!! I feel that the Lord has done amazing things for me and I am so thankful. Thank you for asking about me💕

[@suzannegreif6249]

Very moving. Thank you so much Janalee for sharing such a deeply personal part of your life. You make a difference in our community.

[@patticiucci3506]

Thank you Janalee for being you! I have thought of you often with love in my heart for you as have my children! You are a wonderful asset to your community. The best to you always. Patty Ciucci Clarke

[@janaleestock7979]

I am just reading this four years later! Didn’t realize there were comments here. I hope all of you are doing well!!

[@mtimm001]

​@@janaleestock7979.... How can I do this in my own community?

[@Redmcclain]

So incredibly powerful!!

[@Victor-tl4dk]

10:29 she's completely right here. I've been trying to do things in a way where I think in more healthy ways over and over again. My loving, but mentally different mother keeps bringing me down. My grandmother has Alzheimer's. It's so difficult and it has been holding me down. People do not realize how important a healthy environment is.

[@breannaarcher2481]

So encouraging and beautifully said ♥️

[@brucedalzell5523]

Thank you for sharing.

[@ThrowbackTVMovies]

Thank you for your powerful testimony! Your insights and research are SPOT ON! Thank you for sharing your hope, strength, and experiences to help all of us in Recovery KEEP GOING FORWARD!!!

[@janaleestock7979]

Gosh just reading this now- thank you!

[@bournemouthcounsellinghypn8428]

A beautiful Ted Talk. Thank you for sharing

[@Pranay471]

Nice video 🤗 you