The Bridge to Recovery is dedicated to the notion that we are merely a small part of an individual’s recovery journey. We help clients through the hurdles they face which cause them to feel stuck in their lives, and build a toolbox that helps them navigate the future. We believe that success in recovery requires ongoing work. In the past
When Harold met Jim at work several months ago, Harold, a Christian, sensed immediately that Jim was lonely and in need of a friend and mentor. Once he had established a rapport with Jim, Harold shared the gospel with him and Jim accepted Christ as his Savior. Several weeks later, Jim told Harold, “I love God. I’m really trying to
Suzanne, a college student suffered from multiple interacting dependency disorders. This means that she had two or more active addictions at the same time. Suzanne was hooked on drugs and alcohol, perfectionism, and managing her body image—which became an eating disorder. Until recently, co-existing conditions like Suzanne’s were called dual diagnosis and co-morbidity. Dual diagnosis denoted either the presence of
Behind the smiles and self-assurance of many faithful churchgoers lurk the pain, fear, and loneliness of addiction and codependence. Not long ago, I heard a recovering rageaholic acknowledge the physical and emotional abuse he had perpetrated against his wife and children for years while playing a key leadership role in his local church. The family kept his ugly secret, while
Recently, one of my sons emailed me a large file that included a number of photographs. When I tried to download the file, my little laptop computer hummed and blinked busily for five or ten minutes and then posted a message that said, “Shame on you—the file is too big.” I called my son, who obligingly divided the file in
Fact: The year following The Bridge to Recovery’s incorporation, in December of 1973, the board of the American Psychiatric Association voted 13-0 “to remove homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders.” This decade was bookmarked between the Stonewall Riots, marking the beginning of the gay rights movement, and the AIDS epidemic, which disproportionately affected stigmatized and marginalized groups. From an