by The Magdalen House | Feb 24, 2022 | #Gratitude, Community, Service, Volunteer
Written by Kady Younkman, Chief Community Officer Put your gratitude in action. What does that even mean? Here at The Magdalen House we talk about gratitude a lot. We’re so grateful to be sober. Grateful to witness the miracles that happen at Maggie’s each...
by The Magdalen House | May 9, 2021 | #Gratitude, Children, Family, Recover, Spiritual
For Mother’s Day, we asked our community of alcoholic women, “How has recovery affected your relationship with your children?” Their responses are the greatest gift we could ever hope for. To all mothers, Happy Mother’s Day. And to mothers who have lost children,...
by The Magdalen House | Sep 2, 2020 | #Gratitude, Community, Volunteer
In this episode of Recovered: Interviews with Alcoholic Women, we talk to Teresa Hollingsworth about amending a relationship with her daughter who wanted nothing to do with her, how making amends is about a relationship with God, what thoroughness and honesty looks...
by The Magdalen House | Jun 5, 2020 | #Gratitude, Stigma, Testimonial
Thoughts in Response to Addressing Racism: Where We Stand and What We’re Doing By Gail Manley, Chair of The Magdalen House Inclusion Project In light of recent events, I feel so many emotions as most of us are. As a mother of three young black men, my anger, my...
by The Magdalen House | Jun 19, 2019 | #Gratitude, #Support, Family, Solution
We know that alcoholism is a disease that affects the entire family. Regardless of whether or not your alcoholic loved one is getting help, our Family Support Group assists family members and loved ones to better understand their alcoholic’s disease. All men and women...
by The Magdalen House | Jun 13, 2019 | #Gratitude, Family, Recover, Testimonial
By: Lauren McElroy, First Step Alumna In honor of Father’s Day, we wanted to share a special letter to Tommy McElroy, a dad, friend, and supporter of The Magdalen House. One rainy evening, he dropped his daughter, Lauren, off at Maggie’s. Clip is fromThe Other Side,...