The Magdalen House Podcast

Dr. Kay Colbert, a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Dallas and a board member at The Magdalen House, discusses the disease of alcoholism from a clinical perspective. Dr. Colbert shares her knowledge of the disease, why it’s necessary to lessen the stigma around alcoholism, her involvement with The Magdalen House, and the importance of the 12 steps in an alcoholic’s recovery.

In this special Mother's Day edition of "Hope for the Family," we talk to Sue Ann & Emily side by side. Sue Anne is the mother to Emily, a recovered alcoholic, and together they share their own story of recovery and how alcoholism affected their life. We get to hear the same story but from two different unique perspectives. I hope this episode leaves you full of gratitude and wan...

Recovered family member Judy Cogan and her recovered alcoholic daughter, Charlotte, talk with Laurie about how learning that alcoholism is a disease changed both their lives. Judy shares her experience with working the steps and seeking help and the role the Family Support group has played in her life. They talk about getting through relapse and overcoming the stigma of alcoholism.

This episode of Big Book Workshop was recorded live from one of our monthly Next Step workshops. Rosalind and Kelsey share their experience and knowledge of the Big Book to address the topic and answer questions on perfecting and enlarging your spiritual life. All donations help us to provide programs and services – including Family Support – to alcoholic women and their families, at absolutely no...

We talk to Heather Nolan all about Step 12, how the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous first began with Bill and Dr. Bob. We discuss how it remains important today and what Step 12 looks like in her own experience. All donations help us to provide programs and services – to alcoholic women and their families, at absolutely no cost. If you’d like to donate, text MAGGIES to 44321 or visit  magdalenhou...

April is Alcohol(ism) Awareness Month and we aim to #shatterthestigma around alcoholism. Recovered: Interviews with Alcoholic Women host, Brehn Hanson, talks to Mandy about any stigmas she had about "alcoholism," and what she learned and experienced at The Magdalen House that helped her shatter those stigmas. Turnbaugh also shares with us some ways to help shatter the stigma of alcoholis...

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and at The Magdalen House, we love each and every one of our volunteers. Join Volunteer Program Manager Kelly Williams as she talks to a handful of our volunteers to ask them about their favorite moments at Maggie's and why they choose to volunteer with us. All donations help us to provide programs and services – to alcoholic women and their families, at a...

In this episode Nancy McMahon talks about growth spurts, change, acceptance, and consistency. McMahon is very involved at The Magdalen House and talks all things related to the community you can find at Maggie's and her personal recovery. In honor of Women's History Month, she shares how she had seen Maggie's remain consistent in care over the years, despite experiencing massive growth...

Laura talks about willingness and desperation from her step 1 experience and how she learned about the allergy & mental obsession. We talk about how when she fully conceded to her innermost self that she was an alcoholic, she was ready to do whatever was asked of her in order to recover. All donations help us to provide programs and services – to alcoholic women and their families, at absolute...

Alejandra Saldana from JubileePark In this episode of RecoverED, Alejandra Saldana, Health and Wellness Manager at our partner Jubilee Park, discusses the relationship between the organizations and what The Magdalen House provides to the community. To receive more information on alcoholism and recovery, you can request a speaker at magdalenhouse.org/resources-and-education/education/ for in-person...

On this episode of Studying the Steps Nina Herndon dives into Step 12. Step 12:  Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs. This podcast is made possible by donors to The Magdalen House. All donations help us to provide programs and services – including this workshop – to...

If you are a family member or friend of an alcoholic, but too shy to attend a Family support meeting yet, check out this Family Support speaker meeting! In this episode, Lauren Mirche shares her story with The Magdalen House Family Support group. To learn more about our Family Support program, go to our website: https://magdalenhouse.org/family-friends/family-support-group/ All donations help us t...

In this special episode of "Hope for the Family", we record live from a special Mother's day edition of Breakfast Club. We talk to Executive Director, Lisa Kroencke and her oldest son, Drew about the impact that Lisa's alcoholism had on her children and how her recovery has transformed her as a mother. Between the two of them, there is the perfect balance of emotion and laughter. It's a beautiful...

In this episode of RecoverED, we discuss 5 things well-meaning people often say to alcoholics and why saying these things can actually be harmful. We take these phrases and compare them to what the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous says and how they are in direct conflict to the curriculum we teach and the solution we have found. These 5 phrases are: 1. Play the tape through./ Remember the conseque...

In this episode of Hope for the Family, former Director of Development, Kate Dorff shares her experience on how she came to understand alcoholism as a disease, healed from her father's alcoholism and found freedom from anger through working the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. This podcast is made possible by donors to The Magdalen House. All donations help us to provide programs and services – i...

Are you feeling stuck in the problem or finding yourself unsure of what the problem is? Are you searching for the solution? This all-new episode of Recovered: Interviews with Alcoholic Women is for you! To kick off season 5 of our new releases, our Community Manager, Brehn Hanson, talks with Jonna Stout about how she came to find the solution to her problem, what her alcoholism recovery journey lo...

In this episode of Studying the Steps, Tina S talks to us all about Step 12.  Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principals in all our affairs.  All donations help us to provide programs and services – to alcoholic women and their families, at absolutely no cost. If you’d like to dona...

Step 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God a s we understood Him. In this episode of Studying the Steps, Teresa & Patrice share their experience and knowledge of Step 3 as outlined in The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Together they talk about how they learned what selfishness and self centeredness looked like and how it shows up in their own life, what i...

In this episode of Recovered, we talk to Stacie G, a "seven times Maggie's Girl." Stacie started off as a very moderate drinker and started drinking originally to cope with a divorce and the nerves of dating again. She quickly found herself unable to control her drinking and passing into the state of full blown alcoholism. Stacie talks openly about struggling with the delusion of her drinking and...

In this special episode of Recovered, we're re-releasing one of our original episodes with staff member, Teresa Hollingsworth. We talk in depth about the relationship and restoration with her daughter, the divorce and amends to her ex-husband before he passed away, selfishness and self-centeredness, and more! All donations help us to provide programs and services – to alcoholic women and their fam...

In this episode, Kelsey and Kelly dive deep into Step 1. Step 1: We admitted we were powerless- that our lives had become unmanageable.  Kelly shares her experience of learning about the body and mind of an alcoholic and how she had lost the power of choice in drink. Both Kelsey and Kelly were one time seemingly hopeless and today they are both sober living a recovered life.  All donatio...

Are you on your own journey to sobriety or sober curious? Then this is the podcast for you! our guest has recovered from alcoholism, and seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. We work a spiritual program to maintain and grow to be a better person tomorrow than we were yesterday! On this episode of RecoverED, we talk to our Community Program Coordinator, Brehn Hanson on how to sustain long term...

In this episode of Studying the Steps, we talk to staff members, Teresa & Patrice about their experience with Step 2. We talked about not being able to recover alone, laying aside prejudices, spirituality vs. religious, and more! To hear more from Teresa and Patrice, check out these past episodes: Teresa H, Recovered: https://anchor.fm/the-magdalen-house/episodes/Teresa-H---Episode-15--Recover...

In this special episode of "Hope for the Family", we record live from a special Mother's day edition of Breakfast Club. We talk to Executive Director, Lisa Kroencke and her oldest son, Drew about the impact that Lisa's alcoholism had on her children and how her recovery has transformed her as a mother. Between the two of them, there is the perfect balance of emotion and laughter. It's a beautiful...

In this episode of Studying the Steps, Kelsey uses her knowledge and experience to break down the three inventories of Step 4. To hear more from Kelsey, check out these past episodes: How to Perfect & Enlarge Your Spiritual Life, A Big Book Workshop: https://anchor.fm/the-magdalen-house/episodes/Perfect-and-Enlarge-Your-Spiritual-Life-with-Kelsey-A-and-Rosalind-J--Big-Book-Workshop--A-Podcast-...