by The Magdalen House | Jan 14, 2026 | #Men, 12 Steps, Recover, Spiritual, Step 1
By Rick Dulaney, Recovered Alcoholic For a long time, I told myself I didn’t have a real problem with alcohol. I wasn’t drinking every day. I wasn’t waking up needing a drink. I was still functioning—at least on the surface. But underneath that story I told myself was...
by The Magdalen House | Dec 18, 2025 | 12 Steps, Big Book, Recover, Service, Spiritual, Step 12
By Kim Porter, Community Manager One of the greatest promises I’ve experienced in recovery is found in the Twelfth Step: “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps.” I didn’t fully understand what that meant when I first read it. I assumed a...
by The Magdalen House | Nov 19, 2025 | #Men, 12 Steps, Alcoholism, Big Book, Recover, Solution
In this re-release of “Recovered,” Lance Travis tells his story about his alcoholism & journey to freedom through recovery. The Magdalen House is a 501c3 nonprofit organization helping alcoholics achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism...
by The Magdalen House | Oct 24, 2025 | Community, Disease, Impact, Recover
Measuring What Really Matters: How We Determine Program Success Rate by The Magdalen House https://magdalenhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Success-rate-blog-recording.m4a By Lisa Kroencke, Chief Executive Officer At The Magdalen House, our mission is to help...
by The Magdalen House | Oct 15, 2025 | Alcoholism, Family, Recover, Solution, Stigma
In this “Hope for the Family” episode, Kate Dorff shares her experience on how she came to understand alcoholism as a disease, healed from her father’s alcoholism, and found freedom from anger through working the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. ...
by The Magdalen House | Sep 17, 2025 | Community, Maggie's Women's Group, Recover, Solution, Volunteer
In this “From the Vault” episode, we hear from 2 different First Step alumnae and Maggie’s Women’s Group members, Sandra Looney & JoJo Marshall. Each of these amazing ladies shares their alcoholic journey and the solution and fellowship...
