New Beginnings Hickory

07/28/2025

Sobriety isn't just about quitting something - it's about choosing yourself.

Recovery takes courage, consistency, and a lot of inner work. It teaches patience, presence, and how to lead with heart - in life and in business.

If you're on that path, keep going. Your growth matters. Your story matters. ✨

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07/26/2025

Sobriety isn’t easy. But it’s one of the most courageous things a person can commit to.

Everyday in recovery is a step toward clarity, strength, and self-respect.

For anyone on that path - quietly or openly - your progress matters. 🌱

07/18/2025

One piece of advice I’d give someone new to recovery is ________? ✨

Fill in the blank and help an individual that is beginning their recovery journey today!

07/15/2025

Recovery is a journey of healing, not perfection. It takes strength to start, and even more to keep going. Whether it's day one or one hundred, choosing sobriety is an act of resilience. Let's continue to support and uplift those on that path! 🌱💪

07/09/2025

Recovery is hard. But so is living disconnected. Sobriety teaches you how to show up - for yourself, your work, and the people you care about. If you're in it, keep going. It's not about perfection. It's about progress. 💪

07/03/2025

If you’re struggling with addiction, this is your reminder:

✨You are not broken
✨You are not weak
✨You are not alone

You’re still here, and that matters more than you know.
Take it one day at a time. Reach out. Talk to someone.
Healing starts small - but it starts.

06/30/2025

🌱New Beginnings is Hiring!

We have a new position, Resident Recovery Manager. The Resident Recovery Manager will support the day-to-day operations and programing of the Men's residential recovery program. Please submit your resume to director@nbhickory.org

06/30/2025

Whether its day 1 or year 10, recovery is worth it.⭐️

It takes grit, grace, and a whole lot of honesty.✴︎

You don't have to have it all figured out. Just keep choosing the next right thing. 💪🏼

06/27/2025

🌱We recently asked the men of New Beginnings to share how the program has impacted their lives. Two responses stood out — powerful reflections on personal growth, transformation, and hope. Here’s what they had to say:

⭐️”New Beginnings has given me structure, hope, and the time to figure out what my next step might be. It also has shown me that people do care and are willing to support the alcoholic in need.. They have shown me that through A.A. and my higher power, I can overcome my mental and physical addiction to alcohol”.

⭐️”The name says it all, New Beginnings. It has been nothing short of a new beginning and second chance at life. I will be forever grateful for this program”.

06/25/2025

⭐️Wednesday Recovery Tools⭐️

- These tools help build emotional resilience, cope with triggers, and develop healthy mental habits. 💪🏻
- Therapy & Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectal Behavior Therapg (DBT)

- Journaling: A daily or weekly practice to track emotions, progress, and gratitude. 📚

- Mindfulness & Meditation Apps: Headspace, Calm, Insight Timer 🧘

- Breathing Techniques: Deep breathing or box breathing to manage stress and anxiety 😮‍💨

- Affirmations & Visualization: Helps shift mindset and reinforce self-worth 👀

06/24/2025

⭐️Affirmation Day for Sobriety⭐️
Theme: “I am stronger than my cravings. I am not my past — I am my progress”.

1. Center Yourself
- Begin with 5-10 minutes of breathing of meditation.

2. Say these affirmations out loud or in writing:
- 🌱 “I am proud of how far I’ve come”.
- ⭐️ “I am not alone on this journey”.
- 🎉 “Each sober day is a victory worth celebrating”.
- ❤️‍🩹 “I am healing, growing, and becoming who I was meant to be”.
- 🤩 “Cravings do not control me — I control my choices”.
- 🔮 “Even on hard days, I choose myself and my future”.

*Write down the ones that resonate most, or create your own based on your feelings that day.

06/18/2025

HICKORY - On June 12, 2025 Six men were celebrated for the completion of a new, advanced program at New Beginnings Hickory, called Fit For Service. Fit For Service is an educational and service program designed to help men continue to learn and grow as they transition back to the broader Hickory community. Over a six-month period of time the men participated in several classes: emotional sobriety, financial literacy, healthy boundaries, servant leadership and anger management. A continuation of the program involves service activity at New Beginnings and in the community.

At their Main Ave location, since 2021, they have provided a safe, structured, and therapeutic 20 bed program for men in recovery needing to learn a new way to live – a life that is not centered on drugs and alcohol. With a desperate need for affordable housing in the Hickory area, formerly addicted or incarcerated, and many times homeless men, find a safe and supportive place to thrive on their journey to becoming healthy, whole and contributing members of our community.

The completion of Fit For Service classes also satisfies many of the criteria for a man to apply for the new ¾ House Program that is in development. The ¾ House is another step in the transition back to community. It allows men more freedom and the ability to apply the tools that they have acquired and to fulfill the goals that they have developed in the entry program. Continued accountability, support and challenge allow men to overcome barriers and challenges that often occur while learning to live a new way of life.

Chris V., one of the men completing the program shared “I found the Fit For Service classes to be educational but also inspirational. Growing up there were many of these things that I just didn’t have an opportunity to learn about.”

Melissa Sheller, New Beginnings Executive Director, after handing out the completion certificates said "My staff and I are so privileged to watch the growth and transformation that we see in our residents’ lives. We look forward to serving many more men on their journeys to a better life.”