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We’re always interested in having CIR members share their experience, strength, and hope with our wider community through a testimonial or CIR blog article. We welcome unsolicited submissions and pitches. If you\u2019re interested in writing for CIR, please review the following guidelines.<\/p>\n
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While featured on the CIR Blog and sometimes in our CIR monthly newsletters, testimonials differ from general blog articles in that they are first-person narratives detailing the author\u2019s experience of suffering from an addiction, unhealthy attachment, and\/or compulsion and finding healing through the Twelve Steps and the Catholic faith. In general, testimonials follow the below narrative structure:<\/p>\n
– What It Was Like (before your recovery)
– What Happened (that led to your recovery and deeper immersion into the Catholic faith)
– What It Is Like Now (in your recovery and spiritual life having found freedom)<\/p>\n
The best way to get a sense of what we\u2019re looking for is to review previous testimonials<\/a>.<\/p>\n If sending an unsolicited testimonial submission, please follow the below guidelines:<\/p>\n – Testimonials should be between 800 and 1,200 words in length Should we accept your testimonial submission for publication, it will be subject to revision to ensure its alignment with our editorial and stylistic guidelines. You will be informed of any changes and have the opportunity to review and approve the final testimonial before publication. Please note also that we\u2019re currently unable to pay authors for their submissions.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto Condensed|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#475b63″ text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_text_color=”#475b63″ header_2_text_color=”#333133″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_padding=”33px||||false|false”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#475b63″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.85em” header_text_color=”#475b63″ header_2_text_color=”#333133″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The mission of the CIR blog is to provide a source of encouragement, wisdom, and support to our community. It is an online resource for members of the Catholic in Recovery community as they continue their journey of recovery (including both individuals seeking recovery themselves and family members and friends of those seeking recovery). Articles can be about working a specific step, the importance of a sacrament in one\u2019s recovery life, various spiritual tools related to overcoming a specific vice or character defect, a reflection on Scripture or a saint\u2019s life and how it relates to recovery, and so on. The best way to get a sense of what we\u2019re looking for is to review the CIR blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n If sending an unsolicited blog article submission, please follow the below guidelines:<\/p>\n
– If quoting another source, the title of the source should be included within the submission; Page numbers for book quotations are not required
– A short 2-3 sentence public bio should be included with the submission (you can see examples of author bios at the bottom of CIR blog articles<\/a>); You\u2019re welcome to use a pseudonym to protect your anonymity along with a general and unspecific bio (e.g. \u201cJerry S. is a recovering alcoholic and sex and love addict. He has a particular devotion to St. Mark Ji Tianxiang, martyr and opioid addict.\u201d)
– Testimonials should focus on the author\u2019s own personal experience as it relates to recovery and the Catholic faith as opposed to some general idea or topic about recovery or faith
– Testimonials should be written in first-person (e.g. \u201cI realized then I had reached my rock bottom\u2026\u201d)<\/p>\n
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