Women’s Center Open to Alumni Volunteers
Women's Center Open to Alumnae Volunteers Jennifer Acker, who previously worked at MARR for four years (two of them at MARR’s Women's Center), recently returned as the Director of our…
Forever Grateful | Alumna Story by Haley C.
Forever Grateful: Alumna Story by Haley C. What Life Was Like Then I grew up in a small town in South Georgia known as Jesup. I was raised in a…
Ep 77: Why I Relapsed and How I Made It Back
Why do people relapse? Particularly after having the experience of feeling happy, joyous, and free in recovery and being truly at peace for the first time in their lives? Shaun…
What Does “Community for Life” Mean?
What Does "Community for Life" Mean? "Community for Life" is one of MARR's most deeply held values, and a phrase we repeat quite a lot. It's also the theme of…
Rafting #5
Alumni Rafting Trip
Annual Alumni Rafting Trip By Nick Redmond, MARR Alumnus and Alumni Coordinator The MARR Annual Alumni Rafting Trip is one of the best events of the year. Such a wonderful…
Disordered Eating Treatment Is Relapse Prevention
Disordered Eating Treatment Is Relapse Prevention In August of 2022, MARR was thrilled to welcome back Alison Makely, LPC, MAC, NCC, as the Disordered Eating Therapist at the Women’s Recovery…
Ep 76: From Freebasing Cocaine to Becoming a Judge
How did Jule go from freebasing cocaine and trying to sell a stolen car to an undercover cop to eventually becoming a judge and being licensed to practice law before…
Ep 75: The Women’s Recovery Center Gave Me a Life with My Children
How does someone go from an ordinary, middle-class upbringing to having her door kicked in by the SWAT team? And then, how does that same person then go from facing…
MARR’s New Medical Director | Shahzad Hashmi, MD, DFAPA
MARR’s New Medical Director | Shahzad Hashmi, MD, DFAPA We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our new medical director, Dr. Shahzad Hashmi, MD, DFAPA. Dr. Hashmi is a…
Recommitting to Our Core Values | A Message from Our New CEO
Recommitting to Our Values | A Message from the New CEO By Patrice Alexander, LPC, CPCS, MAC Chief Executive OfficerThank you all for the overwhelming support in my first weeks in…
Ep 74: What MARR Provided That Other Centers Couldn’t
"Don't walk, but RUN away from me!" That's what Josh K. said to his fiancée when he saw he could not stop his own self-destruction. He even tried treatment at…
What Is the Most Effective Substance Abuse Treatment Available?
Addiction is one of the most common health conditions in the US, probably more so than you think. Believe it or not, 1 in 10 adults in the US will…