Privilege Lurks at the Heart of Recovery Movements

Olivia Pennelle
7 min readDec 26, 2019

Making blanket statements that “anyone can recover” whitewashes and overlooks the gross inequities that people of color and marginalized communities face.

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Recovery is vastly different for those who lack financial security, education, health insurance, and a support system

Recovery is possible for anyone, but it isn’t the reality for everyone. We may…

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Olivia Pennelle

Writer. Journalist. Activist. MSW student. Passionate about challenging perspectives on addiction and recovery. www.livsrecoverykitchen.com