addiction recovery; homelessness; recovery; guiding light; addiction;
I have some hope: Guiding Light helps Victor cope with decades of trauma, depression, alcohol
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 07-08-2022 under NONPROFITS
When Victor landed on the doorstep of Guiding Light in February, he hadn’t touched a drop of alcohol in nearly five years – but he was far from sober. He’d been...
I'm in the Right Place: Scott's Chance at a Sober Father's Day
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 06-02-2022 under NONPROFITS
Scott lost his mother a month into his Recovery program at Guiding Light, a loss so deep it would have sent the “old” him running for a six pack. “The support of the men here held me together and made me grow up,” Scott...
Damon's Journey From Utter Desperation to a New Life Filled With Faith, Hope
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 05-26-2022 under NONPROFITS
At one point in his life, Damon Whitmore was on top of the world, living in a gorgeous home on five acres alongside a beautiful wife and daughter with two nice cars, a pair of adorable dogs and money in the bank, enjoying his role of partner in a...
God Put Guiding Light in my Path: Jeremy Marks Five Years of Sobriety
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 05-23-2022 under NONPROFITS
“I was a hardcore addict for nothing shy of 20 years,” Jeremy recalls. “I had always wanted to get sober, but I never wanted to do the work. I thought my recovery would happen organically – I’d wake up and not want to...
Living and Learning Than No Man is an Island
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 05-11-2022 under NONPROFITS
If Dennys has learned one thing while at Guiding Light, it’s this: He couldn’t recover on his own. The opposite may be true for some, but everything Dennys is learning about himself convinces him that he needs others to overcome the...
Ray and Esther: Spiritual Direction at Guiding Light
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 04-14-2022 under NONPROFITS
Ray arrived at the doors of Guiding Light about three months ago asking for admittance into the Recovery program, a four-month, intensive and professional substance abuse treatment program offered at no financial cost to clients. After a...
Donnie: Challenged by a Life of Love, Loss & Redemption
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 04-08-2022 under NONPROFITS
Donnie takes a ragged breath and tries to get the words out. “Well, the first thing that pops into my mind are her eyes. They were so beautiful, green with flecks of gold and brown. And her smile and her laugh; they were so contagious and...
Eric: A Chronic Relapser Builds the Life He's Meant to Have at Guiding Light
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 03-03-2022 under NONPROFITS
Blackouts. Hallucinations. DTs. Too many trips to the hospital to even count. Downing two fifths of liquor a day. “I finally got to the point,” says Eric, “that I texted a friend and said I was going to die unless I got help...
"Guiding Light Doesn't Cure You, It Changes Your Thinking:" DJ's Journey in Recovery
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 01-03-2022 under NONPROFITS
It got so bad that DJ used to shrug off his vomiting sessions as simply a way to make room for his next bottle of booze. “We’re talking horrible mornings,” he recalls. “So bad I couldn’t get out of bed. There’s a...
Alcohol is Only the Symptom: Mike Finds Spirituality, Acceptance Through Guiding Light Recovery
by (Guiding Light)
Submitted 12-06-2021 under NONPROFITS
Mike found the camaraderie, structure and discipline he craved when he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps after high school. Eight years later, he surrendered to the bottle after being wounded in combat in Kuwait – and watching two of his best...