Welcome, Norman Kehling

Please join us in welcoming Norman Kehling to the Healthy Acadia team! 

Norman joins us as a Maine Recovery Core Intern. Maine Recovery Core Interns offer direct peer support with the aim to improve recovery success among individuals facing substance use disorders.

Norman provides recovery coaching and recovery supports in Waldo County and is the founder of Helping Incarcerated Individuals Transition. H.I.I.T., which provides support for people reentering society after incarceration by connecting them with community resources and other supports. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Maine (Augusta) and P.M.T. Associates Degree from Kennebec Valley Community College. Norman resides in Swansville.

Norman, what prompted you to join the Healthy Acadia team?

I served 30 years straight at The Maine State Prison. Once released, I was faced with many challenges - so much had changed. I founded Helping Incarcerated Individuals Transition (H.I.I.T) to assist others in their transition. It was through this work that I learned about the Recovery Core internship program.

What most inspires you about Healthy Acadia's work? 

The ability to coach those in need with issues. I love that I feel a part of a larger family (Healthy Acadia) that runs to the fire to help those in needs and not turn and run at the sign of trouble!

What most inspires you on a personal level?

My 30 acres and my numerous animals who will live out their lives in safety.

What is your favorite thing to do, or place to be, in Maine, and why?

Walking the mile long trek on the breakwater to visit the lighthouse at the point of the mile long trek. Taking videos and photos, because as we all know unless it is documented it never happened.

Norman serves as the editor of the H.I.I.T. newsletter, which in circulated electronically - to tablets and cellphones - throughout The Maine State Prison in Warren, Maine, and beyond. If you is interested in receiving the H.I.I.T newsletter, please contact Norman at 207-323-6260 or by email.

Contact Norman by email.