The Wellbriety Journey: A Narrative Analysis

The Wellbriety Journey is composed of nine articles that touch on different aspects of the Native American tribes struggle with sobriety. The first of the nine talks, was about what Wellbriety is and how many people get stuck in sobriety. Wellbriety involves being a whole person, a balanced person between sober and well. Many people who gain sobriety, float along as if something’s missing. Quality sobriety is something that is rarely gained. Being able to come back to some kind of a value system which respects people and is responsible, is the definition of quality sobriety. Wellbriety can be viewed as a teeter totter, with sobriety on the one end and wellness on the other. In order for a person to gain Wellbriety, the they must not only have …show more content…
Whether it is suicide or domestic violence, there needs to a program in place that provide the community with resources on how to combat these issues. Being able to recover together will create an interconnectedness among all. The recovery community must go to that next level of change. It’s a part of the coming-together time so people can accelerate their growth. This will not only help the individual, but it will help build their family stronger. To hear everyone else’s experience will allow someone else to work the program at maximum input. In order for a person to heal, forgiveness must be welcomed within their life. There are four steps when working through issues, someone must recognize, acknowledge, forgive and change. The first sign of healing the community will see a crisis, and then the community will be what wakes everyone up. In the future each community will hopefully have a Wellbriety Awareness Day and local people will be able to speak about sobriety. Being able to talk about sobriety allows people to gain different perspectives about where they may still need to change or forgive. Viewing people as one, will allow each community to join hands and be able to focus on creating Wellbriety in their lives. The creator made it that way; one race, the human race, one circle. The elders of the group creating a hoop to represent the circle that connects everyone. Within the circle there were four gifts; the power to forgive the unforgiveable, unity, healing, and hope. It’s believed that these four gifts are the deep roots of any individual’s tree of