Alison Broderick and Matt Erwin are both in long-term recovery. Matt was Alison’s DUI course instructor. At the time, Alison didn’t think she was an alcoholic, but was intrigued with…
By Jim Seckman, MAC, CACII, CCS Shame and addiction are Siamese twins. One rarely exists without the other. Both exist behind walls of denial, growing like cancer, sucking out life. -Stephanie…
By Rick McKain, MAC, LPC As the leader of our Building Better Relationships group at our MARR’s Men’s Program, I have worked with our male clients for over 20 years…
By Alisa Sawyer Right Side Up Recovery Center for Women and Children Despite the wider acceptance of the disease model, and a growing understanding of the importance of treatment, alcoholism,…
When Matt R. was in treatment, his wife at the time was also in treatment separate from him. He describes the difficulty of focusing on his recovery and trying to…
Matt R. was ready to end his life, or so he thought. What he learned in treatment and the relationships he built there allowed him to take another path. He…
By Jim Seckman We are excited to announce that we are starting a regular inspirational message entitled “Spirit Matters,” focusing on the topic of spirituality in recovery. As it states in the…
Tina C. had been abusing drugs since the age of 14, but she didn’t know anything about addiction. She was headed for prison when she was offered a last minute…
In 1979, MARR expanded its services from working just with men and began working with women struggling with alcoholism and addiction, starting what would eventually come to be known as…
Sometimes we are fortunate enough to see things come full circle. Grey was the first admission to MARR who told the assessment team in his initial call that he had…
CEO of MARR Bill Anderson has worked in addiction treatment for 23 years, with 15 of those years at MARR. Over the course of his career, he has seen the…
By Matt Shedd Everybody wants power. Everybody. And if they say they don’t, they’re lying. -Robert Shenkkan By the time our clients arrive at our door, they have run out…