by The Magdalen House | Sep 14, 2022 | Disease, Recover, Stigma, Testimonial
By Lisa Kroencke, Executive Director The public perception is that alcoholics are different; we struggle more than others or have an “addictive personality,” that we are a certain way and will always be a certain way and minding the truth of “who we are” and being...
by The Magdalen House | Apr 20, 2022 | #Free, Family, Mental Health, Solution, Stigma
By Lisa Kroencke, Executive Director With April being Alcohol Awareness Month, I wanted to reflect on some things that I thought were true when I was desperately trying to get sober – mainly among these myths was that alcohol was my problem. It was incredible how many...
by The Magdalen House | Nov 12, 2021 | Community, Events, Impact, Stigma
A couple of weeks ago, just as the communications team was brainstorming a way to publicly celebrate exceeding 1,500 followers on Instagram, a much bigger achievement dropped into our laps. That day, we received word that Better Benefit Consultants partnering with...
by The Magdalen House | Jan 13, 2021 | #Free, Alcoholism, Disease, Recover, Stigma
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first public education webinar, “Women and Alcoholism: Separating Fact from Fiction and How You Can Help.” This recording is from Tuesday, January 12,...
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 | Apr 9, 2020 | #Women, Alcoholism, Impact, Stigma
Alcoholism is an overlooked epidemic that is on the rise, especially in women. The term alcoholism has long been used to describe what is currently defined by DSM-5 as “alcohol use disorder, the chronic relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive alcohol use,...