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good relationships, a supportive church church supportive a relationships, good the In growth. personal see should beautiful daughters, holds a responsible responsible a holds daughters, beautiful
life is good. He has a happy marriage, marriage, happy a has He good. is life create stability. After the first year, they they year, first the After stability. create marriage, loves caring for her three three her for caring loves marriage,
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that decision every day.” every decision that Recovery is a process. In the first first the In process. a is Recovery all aspects of my life.” life.” my of aspects all
decision not to drink. And you make make you And drink. to not decision myself. I learned coping skills that help help that skills coping learned I myself.
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my clothes. To be responsible. be To clothes. my acute disease – addiction – to recovery. recovery. to – addiction – disease acute session, every 12-step meeting. Then, Then, meeting. 12-step every session,
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the drinking. It taught me how to live. live. to how me taught It drinking. the took advantage of every class, every every class, every of advantage took
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all my bridges. I prayed for something something for prayed I bridges. my all reflection and recovery planning. “By “By planning. recovery and reflection and her healing began. “Cenikor is a safe safe a is “Cenikor began. healing her and
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back in Judge Hancock’s courtroom, courtroom, Hancock’s Judge in back purpose. and community health, family to CPS. Facing the permanent loss loss permanent the Facing CPS. to family
Facility. Eighteen years later, Keene was was Keene later, years Eighteen Facility. readiness in four basic areas: home, home, areas: basic four in readiness changed, but a neighbor reported the the reported neighbor a but changed,
Houston the at program long-term and awareness clarity, creates children. Perhaps nothing would have have would nothing Perhaps children.
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Employee Spotlight: Carrie Etheridge and Nancy Harris
“Find something you love to do and you’ll chemical dependency counselor, she Bill Bailey, never have to work a day in your life.” worked with adolescents for 10 years President/CEO before joining the team in Killeen. pictured with - Harvey MacKay Nancy Harris, Nurse celebrating “Adults are different,” she says. “They five years of service have to learn to get past their mistakes with Cenikor. arrie Etheridge, LCDC, Intensive and move on. They need me to believe Outpatient Counselor in Killeen, in them. Nobody’s perfect. God gives me to listen Cand Nancy Harris, RN, MS, Nurse a second chance. I want to help others whenever the at Odyssey House, Houston, both have find their second chance.” teens need a hearts for helping others. sounding Carrie believes in Cenikor. “The board. Carrie, who retired from the U. S. Army, leaders are encouraging, welcoming says she enjoyed “every moment of and friendly, Bill Bailey included. The Her background in psychiatric nursing serving my country. I went in for three first time I encountered this, I thought, helps her understand the mental health years and stayed for 22. ” Women ‘This is the CEO, and he treats us like aspects of substance abuse. She’s the gravitated to her for guidance, so a people!’” first to say, “Now doesn’t that feel good?” friend suggested she turn her talent when a teen has a clean drug screen. into a second career. After becoming a Nancy tried retirement three times, Bill Bailey, most recently from the Ronald Reagan “Odyssey House allows adolescents to President/CEO UCLA Medical Center, before she know they aren’t alone. They stumbled, pictured decided it wasn’t for her. She found but they don’t have to stay down. They with Carrie the job that was “created just for me,” can learn coping skills and move ahead. Etheridge, Counselor at Odyssey House. In addition to health There’s hope. I love to see them go out celebrating assessments, drug screenings, staff the door and know they have learned 10 years of training, client education and something. Odyssey House and Cenikor service with interacting with physicians, Nancy provide a stepping stone for them.” Cenikor. is the resident Grandma, available
2 l Cenikor Foundation 1.888.CENIKOR www.cenikor.org Rebuilding a Life is a Daily Decision tacie Woodall, MCJ, BS, LCDC, Every counseling session, understands what it takes to meeting or activity prepares Srebuild a life. She’s done it. clients for a new way of life. Before they leave inpatient As the Outpatient Manager of Cenikor’s care, it’s crucial to have an Care Counseling Center in Waco, Texas, appointment with an outpatient she sees her clients’ challenges from both counselor. “It’s too easy to leave the sides of the street. She was in and out residential program and think, ‘I’m “Somewhere along the line, adults forget of recovery for 17 years before she got good. I can handle this. ’ They need what it’s like to have fun,” Stacie explains. sober eight years ago. to leave with a referral in hand.” “We have a creative staff of counselors who know that simple activities can help Men and women new to recovery “obsess Clients who can’t return to a stable us enjoy life. We give assignments – go to about drugs and alcohol,” she says. There living environment may choose Cenikor’s a park, cook a meal, ride a bike. Have fun.” are so many things to draw them into Sober Living, which offers a safe place the old lifestyle. She tells them it gets to live with peer accountability. “As A strong 12-step program is another easier with time. “They need a support they work and become financially right choice. In Alcoholics Anonymous, system and a structured routine. I believe independent, they live as sober, Narcotics Anonymous, Celebrate in schedules. Every day needs to be productive members of society.” Recovery and similar programs, men planned, and they need to follow and women support each other as they the plan.” Participating in an outpatient program rebuild, repair and maintain their lives. is the next post-inpatient right choice. “It’s important to have others close by After detoxing, immersion in recovery Reinforced with the right mindset and who understand the journey. is essential. That’s where Cenikor’s a good foundation in recovery, clients short-term inpatient program comes in. return to a life with all the challenges, “Removing drugs and alcohol from the but without the crutch. They need a system is physically and psychologically strong support system and a community “Recovery comes down to this: Are you doing shocking. We have just ripped away of people who also are making good their ‘solution’ to all issues, so they must daily choices. In Cenikor’s outpatient the next right thing? If not, then you need to begin a new way of thinking. They’re a programs, clients participate in make a different choice. It’s a daily decision.” captive audience, surrounded by others education groups, processing groups - STACIE WOODALL, MCJ, BS, LCDC in recovery and a team of professionals and individual counseling one to three OUTPATIENT MANAGER who have their best interest at heart.” times each week.
Michael: Keep it simple
ichael was in a cycle. When he “Finally, I said, ‘God, I’m tired. I can’t unless I win the lottery, I plan to retire worked off-shore for four or five take this anymore.’ I loaded my truck from there.” Mweeks at a time, he was sober. and drove to Houston.” His brother During his weeks on-shore and off work, and sister suggested Cenikor. His Michael completed the Cenikor program he partied. “I was from New Orleans,” he beginnings at the Houston Facility in 2008. “I’m not in Cenikor anymore, said. “We worked hard and partied hard.” were shaky. He resisted the program but Cenikor is in me. I go there for This went on for 27 years, until “I got sick and began to pray for God to humble breakfast every day before work. I go and tired of being sick and tired.” him. He made a promise: “’God, I’m before church on Sunday and offer rides going to stop thinking about leaving to anyone who wants to go. I encourage He knew he needed to stop, but it took a and start thinking about staying.’ the residents. I tell my story.” while. He moved to Houston to be near When I surrendered, a weight was his sister and brother, found a good job, lifted off my shoulders.” He keeps his life simple. He says routine quit using, visited friends who had and boundaries keep him focused on evacuated to Houston after Katrina, He tried a couple of jobs that didn’t recovery. He has strengthened started drinking with them, then work out, then became the first Cenikor relationships with his siblings, three using with them, and returned to employee at Turner Industries “I told children and 11 grandchildren, and New Orleans. Brian Daigle, VP at Turner Industries, he has a new relationship with his childhood sweetheart.
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