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...
by The Magdalen House | May 6, 2022 | Children, Family, Relationship, Stigma
In this special Mother’s Day edition of “Hope for the Family,” we talk to Sue Ann & Emily side by side. Sue Anne is the mother to Emily, a recovered alcoholic, and together they share their own story of recovery and how alcoholism affected their...
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 | Dec 6, 2021 | Family, Stigma
Celebrating our birthday month, here’s how our two-week First Step program has helped women for 36 years! In this series we provide education on the disease of alcoholism, recovery, and TMH services. We hope these episodes serve as a valuable tool to help you...
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 | Mar 5, 2021 | Big Book, Solution, Spiritual, Step 12, Stigma
Chloe C. helps us study Step 12. Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs. ...
