When You Love an Alcoholic and Don’t Know How to Help

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...

Dear Dad: Thank you for dropping me off at Maggie’s

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,...

The Gift of Perspective

by The Magdalen House | May 18, 2019 | #Gratitude, Alcoholism, Family, Testimonial

As one of the non-alcoholic women formerly 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...

I Am Maggie’s: Finding Gratitude Through Alcoholism

by The Magdalen House | Mar 11, 2019 | #Gratitude, Meetings, Testimonial, Volunteer

By Katy Culver, Alumna & Volunteer I Am Maggie’s is a series that spotlights the faces of The Magdalen House, from Alumna and Peer Recovery Program participants, to Volunteers, Donors, and beyond. Meet the people who make it possible for us to help women achieve...

You do not have to be an alcoholic to see the miracles at Maggie’s

by The Magdalen House | Jun 20, 2018 | #Gratitude, Family, Solution, Spiritual, Testimonial

Working at The Magdalen House has been such a privilege. I am not in recovery, but have come to learn so much about what makes the recovery process at Maggie’s work. There have been times that the way that I try to work through hardships in my own life align...

What it Means to be a Grateful Alcoholic

by The Magdalen House | Jan 17, 2018 | #Gratitude, 12 Steps, Disease, Recover, Spiritual, Testimonial

When I first heard someone refer to themselves as a “grateful alcoholic” I was shocked and perplexed. At the time, being an alcoholic was the worst thing that had ever happened to me – a curse. How could something so terrifying, baffling, embarrassing and...