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Executive Director at Be a Part of the Conversation
Kim Porter, CFRS is the Executive Director and a co-founder of Be a Part of the Conversation, a nonprofit organization in southeastern Pennsylvania established in 2011.
Kim's Certified Family Recovery Specialist (CFRS) credential was created for adults who have been directly impacted by another person's substance use disorder. The CFRS shares their lived experience with other families to provide recovery support services. A CFRS is trained to help families move into and through the recovery process.
Kim is the parent of someone in long term recovery, which led her to explore the impact of addiction on individuals and their families.
Kim earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism at West Virginia University, with a concentration in public relations. She was proud to serve as WVU's student body president in 1982-83. Kim started out as an advertising account executive at a newspaper, then learned the graphic design trade while working with her mentor and friend, Chuck Moran, at his design firm in Charlottesville, Virginia. She worked as a graphic designer and marketing consultant since 1985.
Kim currently lives in Newtown Square, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. She previously lived in Horsham Township for 22 years, where she and Michael raised two wonderful children who support this amazing journey she has embarked upon.
Kim's Certified Family Recovery Specialist (CFRS) credential was created for adults who have been directly impacted by another person's substance use disorder. The CFRS shares their lived experience with other families to provide recovery support services. A CFRS is trained to help families move into and through the recovery process.
Kim is the parent of someone in long term recovery, which led her to explore the impact of addiction on individuals and their families.
Kim earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism at West Virginia University, with a concentration in public relations. She was proud to serve as WVU's student body president in 1982-83. Kim started out as an advertising account executive at a newspaper, then learned the graphic design trade while working with her mentor and friend, Chuck Moran, at his design firm in Charlottesville, Virginia. She worked as a graphic designer and marketing consultant since 1985.
Kim currently lives in Newtown Square, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. She previously lived in Horsham Township for 22 years, where she and Michael raised two wonderful children who support this amazing journey she has embarked upon.
Latest posts by Kim Porter, CFRS (see all)
- Siblings - March 2, 2023
- A Letter to My Son’s Addiction - April 11, 2022
Hi Everyone… FYI, the Limerick Group will not hold our Tuesday in-person meeting for the rest of January. Too much Covid risk right now. I will update the PP calendar.
Hi Joyce! I didn’t see a change to the calendar. I am happy to help with that! Would you like me to just remove the Tuesday meeting for January?
Stay warm … stay healthy.💕
Hi all,
I will update the Parent Partnership calendar, but wanted to let other leaders know: our Exton Parent Group, which has been meeting in-person weekly, except for one virtual meeting a month (1st Wed of month) has decided to go virtual next week DECEMBER 29, out of an abundance of caution, since parents may have been visiting with loved ones over the holiday week and covid exposures could be on the rise.
If you want to hear an amazing explanation of the science of addiction, check out this terrific Fresh Air interview with psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke, author of “Dopamine Nation.”
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-neuroscience-of-pleasure-pain-and-addiction/id214089682?i=1000533124806
Thank you for being here! Your dedication and support is deeply appreciated.💕
I’m truly looking forward to collaborating with you all on this space!
excited to be along for the ride of a life time