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.
Accepting that she relied on sweets made her view her love of them differently.
Opening his late father’s Bible helped him to find God and reclaim his life
He’d never gardened a day in his life, but he was led to help an underserved Dallas community by growing fresh vegetables
Author Christine Naman, whose teenage daughter struggled with addiction, discusses actions parents can take to decrease the likelihood that their children will get involved with alcohol and drugs and to help them get sober if they do.
It’s hard enough to have a daughter with a drug problem. It’s even harder to admit it.
Addict. Drug dealer. Felon. But since getting sober he inspires others to do the same in his unique exercise class.
The author and SoulCycle instructor shares how conquering the fear of exercise and of asking for help has helped him achieve fitness, both physical and spiritual, and sobriety.
A novice chaplain, a novice hiker and only four years sober. Was he up to this unexpected new challenge?
When his Pops finally stopped drinking at age 67, the Today show news anchor got acquainted with the man he barely knew.
When Jeanette Levellie realized she was addicted to sugar, she turned to God for help.
The Today Show news anchor shares what a difference it made in the life of his family when his father confronted and overcame his alcohol and gambling addictions.
United Methodist pastor Matt Hall shares how a summer ministering to hikers along the Appalachian Trail influenced his recovery from drug addiction.
In a Jesus Calling podcast, Guideposts Editor-in-Chief Edward Grinnan makes a discovery.
Drug addiction took her son. But a chance encounter with another child reminded her to open her eyes to God’s many miracles.
She feared her son would never overcome his drug addiction—until she received divine assurance.
After attending Al-Anon meetings, she realized that she was enabling her son’s narcotics addiction.