Recovery from addiction is often seen as a deeply personal journey—but that doesn’t mean you have to walk it alone. In fact, one of the greatest gifts of recovery is community: the support, connection, and shared wisdom of others on the same path. At Renascent, we believe that recovery thrives in connection, and this belief … Continued
For Jeffrey, rock bottom came following a medical emergency. He suffered two seizures while at work – the result, he says, of epilepsy aggravated by too much alcohol and not taking his medications. “I knew I needed help,” he says, “and I decided to reach out to my family. Within 24 hours my parents had … Continued
By Kaeli, Renascent Alumni Step 4 calls us to make “a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Many people find this difficult, but in a way I felt that I’d already gone through this so many times; after all, I already believed all the negative things about me. Prior to recovery, my addiction had … Continued
A note on language. At Renascent, we help people recover from substance use addiction and integrate 12-Step facilitation into our programming. We recognize that the substances our clients are recovering from and the 12-Step groups they connect with may vary. Throughout our website you may see general terms relating to the 12 Steps, as we … Continued
“Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.” Dr. Brené Brown Building self-worth is an essential part of recovery. Along this journey, we have to learn how to let go of guilt, shame and self-doubt – the negative obstacles standing in our way of recovery. Shame in particular, is … Continued
By Evan, Renascent Alumni Step 3: “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” I didn’t grow up particularly religious, but I didn’t have a problem with religion, either. Still, Step 3—which calls us to make a decision to turn our will and … Continued
