“Recovery To” with Bernadette Gleeson
“Are you in ‘RECOVERY FROM’ something, or in ‘RECOVERY TO’ something? If you have an ache in your soul like I do — to be more, to touch more, to be touched more, to be fully useful, to inspire and to be inspired, to build, to feel alive, to dream and to change the world ... it is time to connect with me. Being in recovery does not mean that we have to give up our dreams — in fact it is just the opposite — we are finally free to step into what has always existed for us. ” — Bernadette Gleeson, a liberating force in people’s lives, is dedicated to helping people create relationships that touch their core, a career that moves their souls, and a meaningful life that serves and manifests a profound difference in the world.Bernadette Gleeson is an Inspirational Speaker and Recovery Life Coach at Bernadette Gleeson Coaching. She is fueled by the fact that recovery for people with Substance Use Disorders is more than possible. As a person in long term recovery herself, what this means to her is that drugs and alcohol does not limit her in any area of her life for the last 8 1/2 years. With her positive obsession harnessed in the research of recovery, she has a uniquely powerful program of action to facilitate a paradigm shift from one of what people are in “recovery from” towards her trademark approach of what people are in “Recovery To.”Bernadette believes fervently in laying it all out on the table, being completely transparent about who she is and why she is here – her limitations as well as her responsibility to fully fill in her piece to the puzzle. She believes if she can hold and live in this space, then it creates a beautiful and welcoming space for others to do the same – which makes partnering and collaborating with others ridiculously inspiring. Her trademarks are high fives, hugs, slight rebellion, and lots of dancing. She enjoys a powerfully fulfilling life here in Fort Wayne with her beautiful wife, Sarah and their two fur babes, Megaman and Nellie. They are also grateful aunts to 14 nieces and nephews. Bernadette is a proud alum of IPFW, receiving her MA in Professional Communication, BA in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, and a certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies. She is also a Certified Professional Coach as well as an Energy Leadership Ind