by The Magdalen House | Jul 5, 2024 | Disease, Recover, Stigma, Testimonial
Why is Alcoholic Such a Bad Word? https://magdalenhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Why-is-Alcoholic-Such-a-Bad-Word-Recording.mp3 By Lisa Kroencke, Chief Executive Officer The public perception is that alcoholics are different; we struggle more than others or have...
by The Magdalen House | Jan 17, 2024 | 12 Steps, Alcoholism, Children, Community, Family, Spiritual, Stigma
Today we are talking to both a daughter and a friend of recovered alcoholic! Sloane Dix shares with us how their recovery has impacted their relationships and her own life for the better since being in recovery, and what she herself has learned about what alcoholism...
by The Magdalen House | Nov 19, 2023 | Alcoholism, Disease, Mental Health, Spiritual, Stigma
By Diana Miller, Chief Development Officer | Intro By Kelsey Amos, Women’s Program Manager I was recently having a conversation with an alcoholic woman whose non-alcoholic partner expressed concerns with the upcoming holidays. She explained that her partner was...
by The Magdalen House | Oct 4, 2023 | #Hopeless, Family, Mental Health, Stigma
Alcoholism is a disease of the mind and body that has a solution. In this episode of Recovered: Interviews with Alcoholic Women, our host Brehn Hanson got to sit down with recovered alcoholic, therapist, and The Magdalen House Board Chair, Tina Shuey! In this episode,...
by The Magdalen House | Sep 6, 2023 | #Support, Alcoholism, Disease, Step 1, Stigma
Am I drinking too much? Am I an Alcoholic? Why can’t I stop drinking? Each of these are common online searches that may have brought you to this very page. Identifying alcoholism can be daunting with many stigmas and judgments. We are glad you are here and that your...
by The Magdalen House | May 24, 2023 | Alcoholism, Disease, Mental Health, Recover, Stigma
Dr. Kay Colbert, a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Dallas and a board member at The Magdalen House, discusses the disease of alcoholism from a clinical perspective. Dr. Colbert shares her knowledge of the disease, why it’s necessary to lessen...
