Posted on June 28, 2016 by Laura
I’ve spent many years trying to find a solution to my alcoholism and drug addiction, including 6 times in treatment. Like most chronic relapses, I’ve had some horrid experiences in treatment. I’ve been told things like “just love yourself sober,” “just think the drink,” or “therapy will fix everything.” Through all of those experiences, I… Read On »
Posted on May 30, 2016 by Laura
The thought of helping another human being is almost a foreign concept by the time most of us make it to treatment. I watch the majority of our clients walk through our doors full of fear with no interest in anything beyond themselves and their comfort. The blessing for us, as treatment professionals,… Read On »
Posted on May 24, 2016 by Laura
An active addiction that spans any considerable length of time will make its presence felt, perhaps inconspicuously at first and then obnoxiously later. This is exactly what transpired during the years of my out of control drinking and drug use, leaving a vast swath of confused and hurt people in my wake. I vacillated between… Read On »
Posted on March 23, 2016 by Laura
By Katie M., Hannah’s House alum With the month of April approaching, I find myself reflecting on how much my life has changed in these past four years. I think back and remember all the pain I was in every single day, hurting the people who loved me, causing chaos everywhere I went, and a… Read On »
Posted on March 17, 2016 by Laura
It is St. Patrick’s Day, and around the world nearly 33 million adults will be hitting the local bar scene, ready to toast one another with cold glasses of stout and beer tinged with green dye. This age-old festival—with its ever shrinking religious undertones—seems to be known above all else as a celebration that can… Read On »
Posted on February 17, 2016 by Laura
By Lexi P., Hannah’s House alum In and out of different treatment centers for more than 11 years, I had been unwilling to change the person I was. When my family could no longer bear the burden my addiction was causing their lives, I came to Hannah’s House with the threat of losing every person… Read On »
Posted on February 12, 2016 by Laura
When we think of Valentine’s Day, visions of glittered cards and red roses often come to mind. For those without a significant other, this can be an unwelcome image. Though few can debate the delight found in heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, there is far more to love than presents wrapped in red cellophane. True love… Read On »
Posted on February 11, 2016 by Laura
-Scott H., Hanley Center alumnus Am I really checking into a Rehab Center? Me? I am 58 years old, married, or used to be… I took my first exhilarating drink as an adolescent and continued as a college student, a young man, husband, father and a business man for over 40 years. There were consequences… Read On »
Posted on February 5, 2016 by Laura
-Cara O’Neill, Hanley Center at Origins Super Bowl Sunday is one of my favorite days of the year, and it’s the perfect time for sober people to have some serious fun. As a person in recovery, I feel like there is always some event or day that we are told to consider a “temptation” or… Read On »
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