3 Ways to Pray for Someone in Recovery
By Rick Hamlin3 min read
How to take it one day at a time with prayer.
Addiction Recovery Stories
Recovery from addiction is a major undertaking and a gift you give yourself, your family, and your community. While recovery can be a long and arduous process, it is so gratifying when you can confidently say your addiction is well-managed and no longer in control of your life. Share addiction stories to inspire others to take their first steps toward recovery.
A Mysterious Sign from God Helped Her Deal with Addiction
By Dawn Burns4 min read
She thought her addiction was hopeless until this she received a token from a young girl.
5 Things I Wish People Knew About Opioid Dependency
By Roberta Messner7 min read
Roberta Messner had been using prescription opioids to manage her pain for years. Here’s what she learned from opioid withdrawal.
Comic Michael Colyar on How His Mother Inspired Him to Get Sober
Comedian Michael Colyar, who spent 23 years addicted to crack cocaine, shares how this mother’s faith—in God and in Michael—inspired him to finally achieve sobriety.
In Recovery for His Addiction, He Reconciled with His Father
By Grant Phillips7 min read
After the childhood he had, he vowed never to talk to his father again and he almost didn’t.
Her Husband Was Addicted to Meth. Could She Find the Strength to Leave?
By Erin Leonhardt9 min read
Al-Anon helped her to recognize that she was enabling her husband’s destructive behavior, but did she have the resolve to leave him—even for his own good?
Are You Helping or Enabling Addiction? How to Tell the Difference
By Anita Bont, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation2 min read
A supervisor with Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation explains the concept of enabling someone with a substance use disorder and why you may be hindering your loved one’s recovery, not helping.
A Horse Named Pistol Helped Her Heal
By Lisa Shaver8 min read
An incurable condition known as RSD had left her unable to do the thing she loved most in life: Ride a horse. But a quarter horse with its own health issues proved a perfect match.
She Followed God’s Voice to Battle Addiction
By Deborah Voigt8 min read
For years this opera singer’s brilliance hid her darker side.
Married to a Meth Addict, She Had Difficult Choices to Make
Listen as Erin Leonhardt shares how she came to understand that she couldn’t “fix” her husband’s meth addiction, that in trying to help him, she was actually enabling him.
How She Relinquished Control of Her Pain and Her Addiction to God
By Lori Gottula8 min read
It started with a bad back. It ended with addiction and a moment of truth.
Faith as a Bridge to Healing
By Pablo Diaz2 min read
How to overcome grief and addiction with God’s help.
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