Free Recovery Community - Chicago

There’s a point in the process where it stops feeling exciting… and starts feeling exhausting.

You’ve made some changes. You’re trying to build something new. And instead of everything coming together, it’s slow. Messy. Unclear.

And you start to wonder… is this actually going anywhere?

This week at FREE, we’re talking about what it looks like to keep going in that space—not with fake positivity, but with a kind of faith that trusts something is still being built, even when you can’t see it yet.

We’re also excited to welcome Craig Carrico as our Guest Storyteller, sharing part of his journey with us.

📍 Coffee at 6:30 PM
🕖 Gathering at 7 PM

Sometimes your life can look right on paper…
but something in you knows it doesn’t feel right.

That quiet sense of: “this isn’t it.”
Not dramatic. Not obvious. Just enough to make you wonder if you’re actually living your life… or performing a version of it.

This Saturday at FREE, we’re talking about what it means to be honest about who you are—and what it looks like to stop shape-shifting to fit every room you walk into. Not perfection. Not having it all figured out. Just alignment. Just integrity. Just being real.

We’ll also hear from Ryan Balla as our guest storyteller, sharing part of his story with us.

Coffee at 6:30. Gathering at 7.
Come as you are.

🎶 Special music this Saturday at FREE 🎶

We’ve got Katie Noland joining us from St. Louis.

There’s something about live music that just opens up the room a little differently—creates space to feel, reflect, and be present in a way that’s hard to force.

Looking forward to this one.

🕡 Coffee at 6:30 PM
🕖 Gathering at 7 PM

Sometimes the thing that finally gets our attention… is pain.

Not because something has gone wrong,
but because something needs to change.

This Saturday, we’re talking about how pain can be the turning point—the moment where we stop ignoring what isn’t working and start asking what needs to be different. Not wasting the hard moments, but letting them shape what comes next.

🕡 Coffee at 6:30 PM
🕖 Gathering at 7 PM

Guest storyteller this week: Peter M

THIS SATURDAY 7PM
“You Might Not Recognize It Yet”

What if the new life you’ve been hoping for is already starting… and you just don’t recognize it yet? Easter isn’t about everything going back to normal—it’s about something new taking shape, even when it feels unfamiliar.

After the message, Keith Reap will join us as our Guest Storyteller, sharing his story of what that kind of change actually looks like in real life. If you’ve ever felt caught between who you were and who you’re becoming, this one’s for you.

Coffee at 6:30.
Can’t wait to see you Saturday. Love y’all.

You might not recognize your life anymore.

And that might be a good thing.

Easter isn’t about going back to who you were—
it’s about becoming someone new.

Join us Saturday night as we talk about
resurrection, recovery, and what happens
when your life starts changing…
even if you don’t see it yet.

Saturday Night
6:30 PM Coffee + Connection
7:00 PM Gathering

925 W Diversey Parkway
Chicago, IL 60614