Ah, the spring!! The days are really getting longer, there's beautiful blossom everywhere, now we just need a bit more sunshine...
We have updates on our membership scheme, and news of upcoming events including our next Dartmoor New Tribes residential in April.
Caspar, Ali and Jo x
Join Our Membership Scheme
Joining us as a member predominantly offers Rite to Freedom really valuable ongoing support in the work we do day to day helping people at any stage of the addiction recovery process. This is part of us building increasing sustainability to the support that we offer to our wider community.
The range of other special benefits includes -
🌿 Access to our growing library of monthly Recovery Conversations podcasts, with an array of really interesting guests. Our next few months include conversations with Dartmoor artist and printmaker Gavin Blench, novelist and playwright Courttia Newland and shamanic healer and maker of sacred objects Suzi Crockford.
Click here to see previous Recovery Conversation trailers with recent guests Chris Chapman, Malaika Kegode and Sandhya Dave.
🌿 Monthly special offers that often include receiving a little lovely something in the post!
🌿 Access to our library of insightful dialogues from our Multi Addiction Recovery Meetings.
We have three different levels of monthly payments - at £4 / £7 / £11. All the benefits of becoming a member remain the same.
Our seasonal 'bundle' allows you to access some of the member benefits without committing to a monthly payment and also makes a great gift. Our bundles change with each season, costing £23 each time, giving you the chance to access different content every three months.
Click here to join us as a member now!
Trailer for our March Recovery Conversation with Devon artist and sometimes staff member on our residentials, Gavin Blench.
Caspar's welcome message to our membership scheme x
Dartmoor New Tribe Residential, April 26-28th
Our flagship 'New Tribe' addiction recovery residential with two nights and three days in the beautiful wilds of Dartmoor National Park is a weekend journey into how creativity, nature connection, and mindfulness can support a vibrant and life-long recovery from addiction.
This is a self funded residential, aimed predominantly at the Devon recovery community but all welcome, and based at the beautiful High Heathercombecentre.
Each place costs £650.
This residential has no external funding. For those in need, we can support you to apply for small bursaries from local organizations.
Apply now.
Bloom Festival, May 12th, Exeter Phoenix
We are really delighted and looking forward to be taking part in this year's Bloom Festival at Exeter Phoenix that takes place alongside Mental Health Awareness week. We will be sharing some of our short films, hosting a cabaret, taking part in a panel discussion and hopefully there with a stall. Come find us to say hello! More details will follow through our website and via Exeter Phoenix.
Community Connection Days
In December we received a small grant from the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner through Devon Community Foundation to support our community of volunteers and staff with a series of 'Community Connection' days and one to one mentoring, designed to offer support, connection, growth and deepening.
Our first two days have been full of heartfelt connection and a chance to be together on our beloved Dartmoor. In March we will be running a 3 day weekend, giving a greater opportunity to deepen into the time together.
Photo credits - Ali C and Dave G
Rite to Freedom Merchandise
The range of beautiful archetypes merchandise in our online shop includes T-shirts, greetings cards, posters and books.
All purchases in our shop support long term addiction recovery through the work of Rite to Freedom, with all sales going towards the running of the charity and the day to day work that we do supporting people at any stage of recovery.
We hope you enjoy these magical illustrations and insightful poetry and that they support you in your journey as much as they have us in ours.
Take a look now.
Spring is the time of the Lover Creator archetype. The Lover at its heart is about connection, creativity, imagination, play and new beginnings.
"Through the seasons
with a cautious, unfolding love
you weaved a new world for yourself
and the decades and days slowly lifted into life."
- Caspar Walsh, 'You Waited'