Amare, NFP

02/28/2026

What an amazing night! Thank you to everyone who showed up to celebrate 🎉 Special thank you to Ty Bechel for giving the most heart felt remarks. We all love you!
Bomb food by Cafe LaNae & bakery
Desserts by Duke's Bakery & Cafe
And our AMAZING Amare community and team for all the hard work and love you put into this event!

Drop your pics in the comments!!!!!⬇️⬇️⬇️

02/24/2026

Full circle moments are rare. Today was one of them.

We had the honor of sitting down with Ty Bechel, the original founder of Amare, whose early vision planted seeds that are still bearing fruit today. 🌱

Now serving with Sana Lake Recovery Center, Ty continues to expand the impact of recovery work in powerful ways. To share lunch, stories, and a mutual heart for people rebuilding their lives felt like stepping into both our history and our future at the same time.

Grateful for the foundation. Grateful for the growth. Grateful for leaders who never stop believing that recovery is possible. 🤍

02/23/2026

This week!!!!!

02/18/2026

Today, the Amare team had the honor of volunteering at the Community Hope Center in Cottage Hills — stocking shelves, organizing donations, sharing smiles, and connecting with neighbors who just needed someone to see them.
There’s something powerful about serving in a place that meets practical needs with dignity. Food boxes stacked like quiet promises. Warm conversations between folding tables. Hope moving hand to hand.
At Amare, we believe recovery doesn’t happen in isolation. It grows in community. It deepens through service. It multiplies when we link arms with organizations that care for the whole person.
Grateful for partnerships that remind us: when we serve together, the impact stretches farther than we can see.
Community isn’t built in boardrooms.
It’s built in rooms like this. 🤝✨

Community Hope Center

02/17/2026

✨ Tuesday Inspiration ✨
Some truths don’t shout.
They sit quietly… like a mirror.
You are free to choose.
But you are not free from the consequences of your choice.
Freedom isn’t reckless.
It’s powerful.
And power asks for responsibility.
A smart person knows what to say.
A wise person knows whether to say it.
That’s emotional maturity.
That’s leadership.
That’s growth.
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
Because being “right” isn’t the goal.
Building bridges is.
The most valuable math you’ll ever learn isn’t algebra.
It’s calculating the future cost of today’s decisions.
What will this choice cost me in a week?
A year?
A relationship?
My peace?
And here’s the real divider:
If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you.
If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.
Today, choose wisely.
Speak thoughtfully.
Learn relentlessly.
Your future is quietly watching what you decide right now. 🔥

02/16/2026

02/16/2026

Addiction recovery is not a straight line with a gold star at the end.

It’s more like rebuilding a house while you’re still living in it. 🛠️ The roof is leaking, the wiring is exposed, and somehow you’re expected to host dinner.

Things people don’t understand about addiction recovery:

• It’s not just about stopping a substance.
It’s about unlearning survival patterns that once kept someone alive. The substance was a symptom. The roots run deeper.

• Triggers aren’t always dramatic.
Sometimes it’s Tuesday. Sometimes it’s boredom. Sometimes it’s success. The brain remembers what used to soothe it.

• Healing can look messy.
Mood swings. Isolation. Hyper-focus on meetings. Pulling back from certain people. That isn’t regression. That’s recalibration.

• Boundaries aren’t rejection.
When someone in recovery says “I can’t” or “I’m not going,” that’s often strength, not distance.

• Relapse isn’t a moral failure.
It’s data. It’s pain surfacing. It’s a sign that more support or different support may be needed.

• The family heals too.
Recovery changes relationship dynamics. Roles shift. Patterns unravel. That can feel uncomfortable before it feels healthy.

• It’s daily work.
Recovery isn’t an event. It’s a practice. It’s choosing differently over and over when no one is watching.

And here’s the part we don’t say enough:

Recovery is brave.
It is a person facing their own nervous system without anesthesia.
It is honesty where there used to be hiding.
It is staying when everything in you wants to run.

If someone you love is in recovery, don’t just ask, “Are you sober?”
Ask, “How are you really doing?”

That question can save a life. 💛

02/09/2026

02/03/2026

02/02/2026

Recovery doesn’t happen in isolation. It grows in rooms. 🌱
At Amare, our groups are more than a weekly meetup. They’re places where recovery capital is built, one connection at a time.
Recovery capital is the collection of supports that make long-term recovery possible. It’s the skills you learn, the relationships you form, the hope you borrow on hard days, and the confidence that comes from not doing this alone.
When you join a group at Amare, you’re building:
✨ Social capital – real relationships with people who get it
✨ Emotional capital – tools to regulate stress, grief, and overwhelm
✨ Personal capital – confidence, boundaries, and self-trust
✨ Community capital – knowing where to turn instead of isolating
You don’t have to be “ready.” You don’t have to have the right words. You just have to show up.
Groups are where isolation loosens its grip and recovery gets stronger roots. 🌿
If you’re carrying more than you should alone, we have a seat for you.