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Rebuilding Family Relationships
Ashley Thompson | Alumni Care Coordinator When I first got sober, I desperately wanted to rebuild my relationships. I made amends to my family members as guided by my sponsor. But I wondered what came next. I had to back up those amends by my actions, which was not an...
Benzodiazepine Addiction: 3 Things to Know
Benzo addiction can result in serious harm. Get the treatment you need to beat your addiction and manage your withdrawal. Call Hanley Center today. How much do you know about the benzos you’re prescribed to take for anxiety or other reasons? Awareness of the risk...
Nutrition and Addiction Recovery: Eating Healthy in Sobriety
Creating a sober life relies on prioritizing health: body, mind, and spirit. One of those choices is what you eat every day as you work to sustain your recovery efforts. You may not know how sobriety and healthy eating are directly connected. So, let’s look at some...
Stigma & Addiction
Dr. John Dyben, DHSc, MCAP, CMHP | Chief Clinical Officer Toward Building a Healthier Environment for those with Substance Use Issues My daughter was around five years old when she asked me what "epidemiology" was. In true Dyben family form, I wrote a song to explain...
What Is Drug Addiction?
Drug addiction is a complex neurobiological disease that requires integrated treatment of the mind, body, and spirit. It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain‚ its structure and how it works. Drug addiction can start with experimentation in...
What is Rehab? Types, Treatment Options & Process
Rehab is the start of a lifelong commitment to sobriety and improving the quality of one’s life. It often begins with the “engagement stage.” This may involve the entire family working together to help explore pathways to treatment. Rehab may include either or both...
Staff Spotlight – Bart Ross
Bart Ross | Recovery Services Manager What brought you to the field of addiction treatment? What brought you to Hanley? I started going to 12-Step recovery programs in 1987 for my alcohol and drug addiction. After destroying what life I had, I got serious about the...
Forgiveness and Unconditional Love
Bart Ross, Recovery Services Manager God’s love is always unconditional. It doesn’t matter who we are or what we’ve done. This reassurance doesn’t mean that God loves everything that we do. But our Higher Power loves us no matter what. I particularly like the...
Staff Spotlight – Kellye DeBerry
Kellye DeBerry, MA - Alumni Care Coordinator for Center for Women's Recovery (SNAPS) What brought you to the field of addiction treatment? What brought you to Hanley? After I got my master’s in clinical and counseling psychology in Dallas, TX, I started internships...
Soba Soldier (Loyal Soldier)
Bart Ross | Recovery Services Manager The term “loyal soldier” came from a World War II epilogue. Hundreds of soldiers from the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy survived shipwrecks or plane crashes in the Pacific. They found themselves stranded, alone or in small...
Staff Spotlight Joanna Ahern
Joanna Ahern - Alumni Care Coordinator for Center for Men's Recovery (F-troop) at Hanley Center What brought you to the field of addiction treatment? What brought you to Hanley? Before working at Hanley, I worked in the foodservice industry, and my life felt...
Staff Spotlight – Ashley Thompson
Ashely Thompson, Alumni Care Coordinator for Center for Older Adult Recovery What brought you to the field of addiction treatment? What brought you to Hanley? I’m in recovery myself, and I want to help people. Several people who worked at the places where I went to...
How to Talk to Someone About Substance Abuse
A person with a substance use disorder, or SUD, is a person in crisis. Many people who begin taking on the responsibility of talking to someone about substance abuse aren’t necessarily prepared for crisis communication. But, understanding how to approach a person with...
Is Adderall Addictive?
Adderall is one of the most popular ADHD medications prescribed for teens and adults in the U.S. As a stimulant, it’s possible to misuse it. Before taking it or allowing your child to take it, it’s important to know the risks associated with this kind of controlled...
The Power of Female Friendship in Addiction Recovery
Cara Bantom-O’Neill, MS., MCAP, RMHCI | Corporate Director of Alumni Services One of the joys of working at Hanley has been watching the alumni community grow. There is nothing like it. Being a part of the miracle of recovery is a blessing and not something I take for...
A Personal Interpretation of the 12-Steps?
Bart Ross | Recovery Services Manager In December 1934, Bill W. left Towns Hospital sober and began attending Oxford Group meetings. He knew he had to pass on his experience to stay sober himself. He sought out alcoholics at Towns Hospital and Calvary Mission, trying...
Staying Spiritually Healthy
By Lance Woodley, LSW, MSW, Th.M - Clinical Chaplain To understand what it means to stay spiritually healthy, we must first understand what it means to be spiritual. Spirituality is a broad term with intricate nuances based on individual or communal conceptions and...
What Does Alcohol Do to Men’s Bodies?
While alcohol can affect different men in different ways, it’s possible to look at some of the most common effects it has on men as a group. You may be experiencing some of these results through your drinking now. You may know someone who’s experiencing a more severe...
10 Signs of Alcoholism in Seniors
Updated 8/12/2026 Alcohol use disorder (AUD) can affect adults at any age, including people who’ve never had a drinking problem before. In older adults, the signs are often easy to miss because they can look like normal aging, medication side effects, or memory...
Exploring Recovery Beyond the 12-Step Program
Cara O’Neill | Corporate Director of Alumni Services Words cannot express the gratitude I feel for the 12-Step program that saved my life. Because of this program, I have been clean and sober for over 15 years, and I have a strong relationship with my Higher Power....
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