Spirit Alumni Association

03/21/2026

Spirit Alumni Association member and NTCAA Chair Carlos Gonzales spreading the message of Alumni and Recovery! Thank you for your tireless work and dedication!

03/14/2026

Congratulations to Brian Stup, who graduated from the 1st District Treatment Court in Santa Fe, NM! Welcome to the Alumni family Brian!

03/07/2026

Remembrance day for those we have lost because of addiction, and those left behind.

02/26/2026

Our stories hold the power to heal and transform!

02/22/2026

Nothing can stop us!

02/20/2026

Congratulations Wyatt Cardoso! Wyatt graduated from the First District Treatment Court in Santa Fe, NM today, and has already taken Alumni Coordinator Training! Welcome to the family Wyatt!

02/19/2026

Registration for RISE26 is open! This conference is a valuable learning and networking opportunity for justice involved professionals. Check out All Rise and the wonderful work they do for treatment courts!

Registration for , the world's premier training conference on substance use, mental health, and justice innovation, is now OPEN! Secure your spot today, and don't forget that All Rise members get a discount on registration rates! You must join or renew and pay for your membership prior to registering to receive the discount.

Click here to register now: https://allriseconference.org/registration/

ICYMI, new this year, registration and housing will open on different dates. Housing will open at 1:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 10.

02/12/2026

Finding a new way of life!

02/11/2026

Thank you to all who support those in recovery!

02/11/2026

So, you finished rehab. You’re sober now. Living in a Sober Living house. Waking up early to catch the bus to a job that barely pays the bills. You’re splitting a fridge with three other addicts, listening to them fight over food or relapse excuses, trying to stay focused on your own lane — your own recovery.

You’re hitting your meetings. Three a week. You’re sitting in folding chairs under fluorescent lights, listening to other people’s pain, trying to believe that maybe… just maybe… one day, yours will turn into purpose too.

And I know there are nights when it doesn’t feel worth it. When you’re sitting on the edge of your bed staring at the same four walls, thinking, Is this really what I got sober for? When the silence gets so loud it starts screaming your name. When giving up feels easier than fighting through another day.

But let me tell you something — it takes a rare kind of strength to do what you’re doing.

Because anybody can self-destruct. Anybody can run. Anybody can hide behind a bottle, a pill, or a pipe. But it takes a fighter to start from scratch and rebuild their life one day at a time.

You’re not weak because it’s hard. You’re not broken because it hurts. You’re becoming. You’re laying the bricks for a life that’s going to mean something.

That bus you’re riding to that minimum wage job? That’s not humiliation — that’s humility. That’s faith in motion. Every mile is proof that you’re not who you used to be.

That sober house that smells like burnt ramen and resentment? That’s your launching pad. That’s where your comeback story is being written.

And those meetings you drag yourself to? Those are your classrooms — where pain turns into wisdom, and strangers turn into family.

Listen to me — what God is building in you right now, in this season that feels small and insignificant, is going to blow your mind when it unfolds. You’re not just surviving this chapter — you’re being prepared for the next one.

You might not see it yet, but you’re a walking miracle in progress. A warrior in transition. A Rockstar in recovery.

So don’t quit now. Not when you’ve already made it this far. The world hasn’t even seen what you’re capable of yet.

I see you.

I’m proud of you.

And I promise you — if you just keep going, it gets better.

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02/10/2026

Thank you WA State Alumni for advocating for our peers!