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The Wellbriety Movement

Healing From
Intergenerational Trauma

And Grief

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Seen World

Unseen World



1. The Change is From Within

New Environment

First you set the goal... and then you see.
You do not see first.

2. No Vision - No Development

Healthy
famHilyealthy

menHealthy
youthHealthy
leaders

culture

spirituality

You move toward and become like
that which you think about.

Seen World

Spirituality
Spirituality

Seen World

Unseen World

Law #3:
A Great Learning Must Occur

Elder

Adult Baby

Youth

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Fatherless Alcohol
homes

Drugs suicide

Sexual abuse

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No Identity
forms

The Family Male
System
Female

Invisible child First Born Scapegoat Hero
Clown

Fourth Born
Third Born

Second Born
Alcoholic CODA

The UnNatural order

Thinking Actions Results

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The Will Thinking Actions Results
Creator’s Habits
Guidance
Character
The Destiny
Culture

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Seen World

Unseen World



The Wellbriety Movement

The Talking Circle
The Healing Circle

Integrity ADULT
Generativity

ADULT BABY Trust
Autonomy

Intimacy YOUTH Initiative
Identity

Accomplishment

CYCLE OF LIFE

Accomplishment
Initiative
Autonomy
Trust

First Four Gifts of the Circle

Identity
Accomplishment

Initiative
Autonomy

Trust

Continuing Gifts of the Circle

Intimacy
Identity
Accomplishment
Initiative

Autonomy

Trust

Continuing Gifts of the Circle

Generativity
Intimacy
Identity

Accomplishment

Initiative

Autonomy
Trust

Continuing Gifts of the Circle

Generativity
Intimacy
Identity

Initiative Accomplishment
Autonomy Continuing Gifts of the Circle

Trust

Integrity
Generativity

Intimacy

Accomplishment Identity

Initiative

Autonomy

Trust

Continuing Gifts of the Circle

Fatherless Alcohol
homes

Drugs suicide

Sexual abuse

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Launch Date May 16, 2009

Purpose
Forgiveness

Change

Forgive Recognize

Acknowledge

The Four Directions of Forgiveness

Forgiving
others

Forgiveness Basic
of Self Forgiveness

Forgiving the
Unforgivable



Traditional Traditional
Clan Mother Elder

Traditional

Woman

Traditional Traditional Sexual Traditional
Man Youth Abuser Chief

Traditional

Warrior

The 2009 Wellbriety Journey for Forgiveness 1. Salem, OR
2. Warm Springs, OR
2 3 15-17 20 3. Fort Hall, ID
1 7 21 4. Riverton, WY
14 18- 5. Carson, NV
5 4 19 22 6. Riverside, CA
23 7. Phoenix, AZ
6 13 8. Albuquerque, NM
13 9. Anadarko, OK
10. Chillocco, OK
12 11. Talequah, OK
9-11 12. Lawrence, KS
8 13. Genoa, NE
14. Flandreau,SD
15. Mahnomen, MN
16. Red Lake, MN
17. Cass Lake, MN
18. Lac du Flambeau, WI
19. Oneida, WI
20. Mt. Pleasant, MI
21. Gowanda, NY
22. Carlisle, PA
23. Washington DC

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Carlisle Indian School

Model school for the nearly 500 schools set up in
the United States to assimilate American
Indian and Alaska Native children

Nations

Communities Individuals

Families
First the individual heals
Then the family can heal
Then the community can heal
Then the Nation can heal

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Impact of One Person in each Program

FS-Men 4 years later 160 Men 480
each Women
FSFS-Women Individual

FS-F&F
(ACOA)

Family 4 years later 160 Families 160
Facilitator

Youth--COA

DOT I 160 Girls age 8-12 640
&II each Girls age 13-17

Youth 4 years later Boys age 13-17
SOT Facilitator

COA

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The Four Directions of Forgiveness

Forgiving
others

Forgiveness Basic
of Self Forgiveness

Forgiving the
Unforgivable

Our
Children

Seven Steps for Systemic
Community Development

Community 7 Wellbriety Coalition Community
Readiness Trainings Building Visioning
Assessment Process

6 months later Vision planning
and
Vision Book Intergenerat implementation
ional
Trauma and
healing
conference