Recovery doesn’t happen overnight, and sometimes it doesn’t happen according to our schedule. For me, Step 4, making a “searching and fearless moral inventory” of myself, was the hardest. I’ve essentially struggled with addiction since I was prescribed opioids as a child. I was only seven at the time, and suffering from debilitating, chronic pain. … Continued
In high school “it was pretty normal to party,” James recalls. “We would drink and smoke weed. At the time, it felt like that’s what everyone was doing.” It didn’t take long, however, for James to realize “I was a little different from my buddies,” he says. “I mean, I really, really liked partying, and … 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
In a recovery journey spanning over twenty years, Terry has learned a few things about persistence, commitment, surrender – and himself. “I’ve attended multiple programs and relapsed several times,” he says. But while he always thought ‘the next time would be different,’ it wasn’t until he embraced the spiritual aspect of recovery that things truly … Continued
By Mark H., Renascent Alumni Step 2 proved more challenging for me than Step 1. Despite acknowledging my struggle with alcohol since 18, surrendering to a power greater than myself felt elusive. Sixteen years of fluctuating commitment to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) failed to bridge the gap. I was a 90-day wonder too many times to … 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
