April 2023

Safe Spaces
As many prepare to return home for summer break, some of us are
leaving our safe spaces behind, which can be challenging. According

to the Oxford dictionary, a safe space is a place or environment where

a person or category of people can feel confident that they will not be
exposed to emotional or physical harm. Safe spaces can be all around
us, if we decide to cultivate them. For instance, libraries, parks, our
room, and even a crowded coffee shop, can be considered a safe

space if we make it so. It is important to create a place of safety within

ourselves where we feel protected, confident, and powerful because

everyone deserves space to feel like their true, authentic self.

Here are some tips on how to establish a safe space internally and
externally:
To create an internal safe space, acknowledge your thoughts and
feelings as valid and actively acknowledge positivity within and
around you
Learn to recognize and understand your triggers, and find healthy
coping skills that work for you
Finding a space that comforts you (ex. home, gym, car, beach,
etc. )
Finding spaces where others are in recovery or support recovery
such as recovery communities and engaging in activities without
 substances

Dates for the Bearcats Recovery Community for April 2023:

Tuesday, April 18th from 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Last BRC meeting of the semester!
All meetings are held in the Arts and Sciences Building in room 211 orvia
Teams Link

April Events:
Every Monday: Yoga
Student Wellness Center, 5:00-6:00 pm
April 14: Late Night Program
Student Wellness Center
Check CampusLink for time updates
April 17-21: Stress Less Fest
Check CampusLink for dat/time/locations of events
April 21: Late Night Movie in Nippert
Monsters University
Nippert Stadium, 8:00 - 10:00 pm

Additional Recovery Meetings in April:

In Person
Young People's Sobriety Group
Fridays at 8:00-9:00 pm
7205 Kenwood Rd. Cincinnati, OH, 450236
LGBTQ+
Mondays at 7:00-8:00 pm
3416 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, OH, 45220
Virtual
In The Rooms
Narcotics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
SMART Recovery
Virtual Refuge Meetings
Recovery Dharma Online

For more information on meetings, click this link to be directed to the

Cincinnati AA Website

Student Wellness Center

480 Steger Student Life Center
513-556-6124
Bearcats Recovery Community

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