Why is Alcoholic Such a Bad Word?
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 [...]
D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards 2022 Winner
The Magdalen House, a nonprofit organization helping women achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism at no cost and based on 12-Step spiritual principles, is proud to announce [...]
Hope and Healing at The Magdalen House
Written by Texas TodayThe Magdalen House works tirelessly to help DFW-area women achieve and maintain sobriety through their free programs. Executive director, Lisa Kroencke, shares more. Watch Now [...]
D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards 2022 Finalist
Presented in partnership with Communities Foundation of Texas, year's awards will recognize 126 North Texas nonprofit organizations and corporations. D CEO has named finalists in its fifth annual [...]
Maggie’s House: How this $3.4 million remodel is changing lives
Written by Christina Hughes Babb | Lakewood Advocate | April 1, 2022 The house of refuge on Redwood Circle in Little Forest Hills was beginning to cave. Though loved [...]
How to be a Maggie’s Girl
Written by Jonna Stout, Recovered Alcoholic It is almost a decade ago now when I was at the lowest point in my life. Marriage, children, friends, family, money, success- nothing [...]
6 Common Myths About Alcoholism: Recovery MYTHBUSTERS
Republished from April 2019 By Lisa Kroencke, Executive Director With April being Alcohol Awareness Month, I wanted to reflect on some things that I thought were true when [...]
The Steps Won’t Get You (or keep you) Sober
Written by Chloe Cramer, Programs Director at The Magdalen House In 12 step recovery, we aren’t supposed to have heroes, mentors, or leaders. There are no gurus or experts. [...]
Maggie’s Meeting Shadow
Next Step is our non-residential program, offered both in-person and virtually, to provide women with the tools they need to sustain long-term sobriety and thrive in their recovery. [...]
BeLOVEd Community
Written by Kate Richter, Development Manager As one of the non-alcoholic women on staff, I have come to learn a lot about recovery, but the lessons don’t stop there. [...]
