Volunteer Betty Shea Shares Life Skills with Resident Clients

Betty Shea describes herself as a Christian, wife, mother, grandmother and a retiree from the travel industry.  And though modesty would keep her from saying so, Betty is a first-rate training and motivational speaker.  She recently spoke to two groups of women and men in our early recovery program and to another assembly of resident clients in the Mission's Work Therapy Program.   Betty stresses the value of organization along with peer-based positive affirmation and encouragement in her training sessions--and her approach was well received by those in attendance.   During her presentations, there was not a somber face in the crowd!  When asked about her experiences as a Wayside Christian Mission volunteer, Betty replied, "I so enjoyed the opportunity to get to know many of the special people in the program.  They were open, honest, and doing the hard work of recovery.   From them I saw and heard many positive things about the recovery program and how much the other people on the program mean to them.  I saw such a willingness to grow through this time in their lives."