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November Equity & Belonging Discussion

The purpose of this survey is to allow continued community development of resources. There are 7 open-ended questions pertaining to the book All About Love.

You do not have to have read the book to answer these questions. Your experience and outside knowledge may still be helpful! Answer the questions with as much or as little detail as you would like. Refer to other sources, link videos, or tell us personal stories. The hope is that from these questionnaires the Equity and Belonging Committee and the Resource Hub working group will be able to develop future workshops, webinars, and resources.

By answering these surveys you can participate in our community equity efforts without having to attend live events!

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Equity and Belonging Fellow via email, DEI@collegiaterecovery.org

While love is a universal desire for humans it is also a word that is hard to define. How do you define love? Does that definition change when referring to different forms of love?

hooks describes the inspiration and solace she finds in graffiti art declaring, "The search for love

continues even in the face of great odds" (p. xv). Where have you found similar signs that have restored your faith in love?

hooks defines love as "the will to nurture our own and another's spiritual growth" (36). How does this definition fit with your own experiences/recovery/work in this profession? How do you feel about this definition?

If we must sacrifice "our old selves in order to be changed by love" (p. 188), what is it that we're giving up? How does this relate to your own experiences/recovery/work in this profession?

The book discusses several barriers that society has created that prevent people from experiencing love. How has the media, capitalism, greed, sexism, materialism, and the nuclear family affected your life and ability to practice love?

Look over the chapter titles in All About Love. If you were to add a chapter, what would it be?

(Spoiler alert: mine would be a chapter on Substance Use and Recovery.) If you were contributing to this chapter, what would you include?

Has reading this book/participating in this discussion contradicted or challenged your views on love? Has your definition or perspective of love changed?