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Sowing the Seeds of Recovery: A Qualitative Study of Women in Recovery From Addiction and Victimization

Published:2024-03-12 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1077-8012
Container-title:Violence Against Women
language:en
Short-container-title:Violence Against Women

Author:

Edwards Katie M.¹^ORCID,Siller Laura¹^ORCID,LaChance Abby S.²,Murphy Sharon B.³,Lim Stephanie¹

Affiliation:

1. Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA

2. Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA

3. Department of Social Work, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to understand the lived experiences of women with histories of victimization and addiction who were recently admitted to a sober living home (SLH). From the 17 interviews conducted, five themes (i.e., experiences of violence, challenges leaving an abusive relationship, chaos, using substances to cope, and social support) and one constitutive pattern (i.e., sowing the seeds of recovery) emerged from the data. These results highlight the importance of social support in promoting recovery and that social support may foster positive relationships with safe and trustworthy individuals as well as empower and support others with similar experiences.

Funder

Office on violence against women

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10778012241236674

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