by The Magdalen House | Jan 13, 2021 | #Free, Alcoholism, Disease, Recover, Stigma
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first public education webinar, “Women and Alcoholism: Separating Fact from Fiction and How You Can Help.” This recording is from Tuesday, January 12,...
by The Magdalen House | Oct 29, 2020 | #Detox, #Free, 12 Steps, Alcoholism, Community, First Step, Next Step
In this episode of Studying the Steps, Chloe helps us study Step 10. She talks about the discipline and importance of this step, building awareness, being recovered, aligning our will with God’s will, and more. Step 10: Continued to take personal inventory and...
by The Magdalen House | Oct 21, 2020 | #Detox, #Free, 12 Steps, Alcoholism, Community, First Step, Next Step
In this episode of Studying the Steps, Chloe helps us study Steps 6 and 7. She talks about character defects becoming objectionable, God giving us the choice in Step 7 (He’s not going to turn us into someone we don’t want to be), how being spirituality fit...
by The Magdalen House | Jul 24, 2020 | #Detox, #Free, 12 Steps, Alcoholism, Community, First Step, Next Step
In this episode of Studying the Steps, Chloe C. helps us study Steps 8 and 9. She talks about when we start on these steps (pg. 76), our purpose in making amends, making amends to “the man we hated” (pg. 77), and more. Step 8: Made a list of all persons we...
by The Magdalen House | Apr 9, 2020 | #Women, Alcoholism, Impact, Stigma
Alcoholism is an overlooked epidemic that is on the rise, especially in women. The term alcoholism has long been used to describe what is currently defined by DSM-5 as “alcohol use disorder, the chronic relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive alcohol use,...
by The Magdalen House | May 18, 2019 | #Gratitude, Alcoholism, Family, Testimonial
As one of the non-alcoholic women on staff, my experience working at The Magdalen House, with my recovered alcoholic colleagues and alcoholic clients, has given me an incredible gift of perspective. If you asked me nearly two years ago how I’d feel about working with...