Welcome, Wendy Riggs
Please join us in welcoming Wendy Riggs to the Healthy Acadia team!
Wendy joins us as a recovery coach through our Maine Recovery Core internship program. Recovery Core Interns offer direct peer support and advocacy to improve recovery success among individuals facing substance use disorders. Tuesday provides recovery coaching and recovery resource navigation in Franklin County.
Wendy, what prompted you to join the Healthy Acadia team?
I joined Recovery Core because, in addition to being a person in recovery, I am also an affected other. I have found Recovery Core to be a welcoming and understanding community.
What most inspires you about Healthy Acadia's work and your new role?
I enjoy the training and am learning a different way of life. I help people in recovery to find resources to help with life's little snags that sometimes get in the way of trying to live a healthy and happy life. Here I can help people set and achieve the goals they set for themselves.
What most inspires you on a personal level?
I am inspired by how everyone helps one another and works as a team.
What is your favorite thing to do, or place to be, in Maine, and why?
I love spending time outdoors, talking and having fun with friends and family. My friends and family keep me grounded. I also enjoy cats and dogs, spending time listening to music. Going to a concert is on my bucket list for this summer! Wendy resides in Farmington.