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 | 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 | Jan 1, 2023 | Alcoholism, Disease, Mental Health, Solution, Stigma
Written by Diana Miller, Contributor Many people binge drink during the holidays- alcoholics and non-alcoholics alike. They then get to January and, as a New Year’s resolution or maybe even to prove to themselves or others that they are not an alcoholic after those...
by The Magdalen House | Nov 20, 2022 | #Support, Community, Recover, Stigma
By Kady Younkman, Director of Community Here at The Magdalen House, we encourage women to recover out loud. We use our full names when identifying ourselves and are proud to represent our community as recovered alcoholic women. So why is it important to use our full...
by The Magdalen House | Oct 10, 2022 | Alcoholism, Disease, Mental Health, Stigma
By Lisa Kroencke, CEO Are alcoholics who have recovered bad people transforming into good people or sick people who get well? I could answer that question better if I knew precisely how you define a bad person; everyone has differing views on the definition. But what...
