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Failure Is Not the End of Recovery
“I never fully surrendered.” Vickie Proctor finished UGM Women’s LIFE Recovery in 2019. She got a job, she moved out, she was honored at...
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Mentoring Through Recovery and Relapse
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: February 18, 2021
“I know that no matter what I throw at them, they are going to support me and love me and speak truth into my life.” - Laura, UGM Crisis Shelter Tom...
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It Won’t Be Different This Time
Union Gospel Mission: June 12, 2019
Editor’s note: Mike Doggett, UGM’s Aftercare Manager, addressed the recovery participants at a recent phase-up celebration in UGM Women’s Recovery....
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I am no one's Savior.
Union Gospel Mission: September 5, 2018
UGM Aftercare Manager Mike Doggett walks with residents as they transition out of our programs and back into society. He knows that if they can...
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Is Addiction a Sin or a Disease?
Union Gospel Mission: June 7, 2017
You may notice we’ve changed the name of the annual event we used to call "graduation," and here’s why: The former name gave the impression that...
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The Fatal Attraction of Addiction
Union Gospel Mission: July 20, 2016
Editor’s note: If you’re like me, you can probably think of at least one habit you’ve tried to break that keeps resurfacing , leaving you frustrated....
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Rachel - Not a Party Girl
Merrily Roe, former staff writer: December 1, 2015
IN HER PURSUIT OF PLEASURE, Rachel lost her joy. Disillusioned with the church, she ran away from God and became disconnected from family. “In the...
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How to Prevent Relapse
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 21, 2015
Alcohol has dominated Jill Connor's life for the better part of 15 years. She has been through five separate treatment centers, but her sobriety...
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Relapse. Relapse. Relapse.
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 19, 2015
Editor's Note: Jill lost her battle with alcoholism on August 28, 2018. Relapse on Repeat By Barbara Comito, UGM Director of Marketing &...
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The Effects of Relapse on Recovery
Union Gospel Mission: August 12, 2015
The following is a conversation with former UGM Men's Recovery Counselor John Dunne on how relapse relates to recovery.
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Relapse, Early Intervention Tools for Family
Union Gospel Mission: July 31, 2015
By Jina Doggett, Director of Women's Recovery at Anna Ogden Hall Addiction and recovery affect not only individuals, but family and friends....
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Relationships: the Problem and the Cure
Union Gospel Mission: April 10, 2015
In the second part of this series on relationship addiction, UGM LIFE Recovery Counselor Yvonne Wilhelm answers questions about how this type of...
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Relapse as Part of Recovery
Union Gospel Mission: October 29, 2014
Falling Down and Getting Back Up By Darlene Willis, recovery resident at the UGM Center for Women & Children “Life is not about how many times you...