In the busyness of everyday life, it’s rare to find time for quiet. But for the men and women in our recovery program, stepping away from the noise is not just a luxury. It becomes a key milestone in their recovery journey. Participants in our Recovery Program travel to the Hermitage once during the foundations … Read more
AN EXCERPT FROM OUR FIRST WOMEN’S FOUNDATIONS GRADUATE “Hello everyone. My name is Selena, and I am honored to be here with you all today to celebrate Thanksgiving here at Guiding Light. I am grateful for my sobriety and a new way of thinking. The woman that I am today is not the same woman … Read more
Did you know that researchers suggest that only 9% of Americans who make resolutions for the new year complete them? That’s not a great success rate. Here at Guiding Light, we know a bit about resolutions, willpower, and change. The men and women who come to us have had years of making promises, vows, goals, … Read more
When Guiding Light was preparing to open two sober-living homes for women, Tori learned about an opportunity to manage one of them. The idea made her nervous. But things were different now. She had achieved years of sobriety after finally breaking free from cycles of recovery and relapse into heroin addiction. And she liked what she saw when a staff member invited her to Thanksgiving dinner at Guiding Light.
Guiding Light was launching a residential recovery program for women, Kendra’s House. But it needed a place where clients could go during the day to day to attend class, meet with life coaches, therapists and spiritual directors.
As house manager at Guiding Light’s new recovery program for women, Kendra’s House, Heather is helping other women discover that same accountability.
Kendra’s own battle with alcoholism inspired her Aunt Melody to make the purchase of the home possible for Guiding Light. Kendra’s House opened this summer with room for 11 women.
Jon is a veteran of treatment programs. By his calculation, he has been through as many as 15. Starting with his first, after a car crash at age 25, each one has followed pretty much the same sequence. Stop drinking for a while. Relapse. Start drinking again. “I wasn’t doing anything to maintain my sobriety … Read more
“Being donor-funded is something I’ve never experienced before and it’s amazing. We get three meals a day, a place to stay, and there’s not just an end goal to where you reach a certain point and you’re out. You go to Iron House and there are guys who have been there for a year or longer. And I think it’s something to certainly be grateful for.”
Kevin walked into Guiding Light and was met with structure – and some tough love – that he hadn’t had since he was a teen living at home. “I think I knew I had a problem. I just didn’t want to admit it. I always just joked about it,” says Kevin. “For me not to know is kind of silly, because I’ve had two DUIs, I’ve had multiple seizures at work – but I didn’t want to be like, ‘Yeah, I got a problem. This is bad.’”
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