She Followed God’s Voice to Battle Addiction
For years this opera singer’s brilliance hid her darker side.
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.
For years this opera singer’s brilliance hid her darker side.
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.
It started with a bad back. It ended with addiction and a moment of truth.
How to overcome grief and addiction with God’s help.
The memory of the woman whose car smelled of roses stayed with him. Her words seemed to grow stronger, more insistent by the day, until there was no ignoring them. He reached out for help and a place to stay and learned to live without drugs one day at a time.
Industrial steel processing is a tough business, but George Vorel doesn’t hesitate to hire recovering addicts. Here’s why.
The Chief External Affairs Officer of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation offers guidance on dealing with employees who may be active or recovering addicts.
Heather Starbuck hopes to honor her late fiancé by hiking the 2,200 mile long trail.
She had felt alone in her own family, until she met a group of strangers who gave her the comfort she needed.
The founder and owner of an industrial steel processing company in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, shares how his own daughter’s struggles with addiction inspired him to change his hiring process to give recovering addicts a chance at a decent job with a working wage.
A physician discusses the function of opioids, how the increase in their use came about and how physical dependence on, and addiction to, these painkillers can be overcome.
Hospitalized after a serious car accident, she had to face withdrawal from the painkillers she was prescribed