by The Magdalen House | Feb 13, 2023 | #Gratitude, Children, Disease, Family, Testimonial
Written by Drew Kroencke, Guest Writer and son of Recovered Alcoholic, Lisa Kroencke My mom is an alcoholic, and this is the story of OUR recovery journey. When I was 13 years old, my mom went to treatment for the fourth and last time. I had heard this story three...
by The Magdalen House | Mar 10, 2021 | #Hopeless, Alcoholism, Big Book, First Step, Testimonial
Written by Lindsey Encinias, First Step Alumna On Sunday, March 15, 2020, I walked through the doors of The Magdalen House for the first time. I woke up that morning in a puddle of shame and a banged-up face as evidence from the previous day. Looking into the big,...
by The Magdalen House | Feb 18, 2021 | Community, First Step, Next Step, Partners, Resources, Testimonial
The stars truly aligned when we partnered with Allen Psychiatry. They proudly serve the North Dallas area with recovery-based practices including: mental and behavioral health assessment and evaluation, medication management, therapy/counseling, and advanced...
by The Magdalen House | Sep 4, 2020 | Service, Sponsor, Testimonial
What happens when one woman recovers from alcoholism? She Works One-On-One With Another Alcoholic Woman “Jill Engro has shown me that women are desperately needed on the front lines. She taught me that what is key to helping another alcoholic woman is working with her...
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 | Jun 13, 2019 | #Gratitude, Family, Recover, Testimonial
By: Lauren McElroy, First Step Alumna In honor of Father’s Day, we wanted to share a special letter to Tommy McElroy, a dad, friend, and supporter of The Magdalen House. One rainy evening, he dropped his daughter, Lauren, off at Maggie’s. Clip is fromThe Other Side,...
