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medication-assisted treatment
29 Jun 2021

Medication-Assisted Treatment: What You Should Know

Opioid addiction significantly changes the brain. If a person has become dependent on these drugs, they may experience severe cravings and withdrawal symptoms upon sudden cessation of opioids. Those who participate in medication-assisted treatment are able to manage their symptoms while gradually recovering from opioid use disorder. Read today’s...

Turn our lives over to the care of God
27 Jun 2021

Sunday Sermon: Step 3

Guest Alan Whitley leads the Sunday Sermon talking about Step 3. This step is so freeing to many who struggle with the disease of addiction. Finally, they are able to let go of what they tried to control for so long and gave it over to the care of...

things to do instead of drinking
21 Jun 2021

Things to Do Instead of Drinking

Looking for New Things to Do Instead of Drinking? When you get sober and pursue a life in recovery, you’ll notice there seem to be many more hours in the day. The time you once allocated to finding, using and recovering from alcohol will now be freed up for other...

Enlightenment
20 Jun 2021

Sunday Sermon: Enlightenment

First of all, we want to wish all the fathers out there a Happy Fathers Day. We also send peace and love to those who are hurting today - whether their father has passed away, they have a strained relationship with their father, or the long to be a...

Fellowship of the spirit
13 Jun 2021

Sunday Sermon: The Fellowship of the Spirit

Sharing joys and concerns is a great way to build community and make people feel supported and welcome. When you share a joy it multiplies, and when you share something that is heavy on your heart, it lightens that load at least by half.

How Does Spirituality Fit into Recovery?
6 Jun 2021

Sunday Sermon: Humility and Spiritual Growth

Spirituality is not just for us in moments of life when things are going really well or when we're in a lot of pain.  Spirituality is meant to be practiced all the time. God is with us in the moments we feel chaos, disorder and struggles but God is...

signs of burnout
18 May 2021

Signs of Burnout

It goes without saying that the pandemic has transformed our professional lives. For the past year, we’ve joined Zoom meetings in pajamas and fielded conference calls while juggling the kids. As offices resume in-person operations, it’s important to remind yourself of what a healthy work-life balance looks like. How...

16 May 2021

Sunday Sermon: Step 1 & Step 2

Our souls and spirituality are not  intended to be held close, hoarded and kept away so that they don't get broken or worn out. . These are things we are meant to bring fully into our lives so our souls can be resilient to anything. That's why we should...

How spirituality plays a role in addiction recovery
9 May 2021

Sunday Sermon: Spiritual Awakening

Stan talks about the concept of spiritual awakening in the context of "woke culture." Unfortunately the dialogue in our country politically, religiously and socially is contentious. We don't spend the time to actively listen to other people and try to understand where they are coming from and what their...

5 May 2021

Aftercare Returns to Cumberland Heights

As more people are vaccinated against COVID-19 and as businesses re-open, Cumberland Heights is taking a responsible approach to returning to the traditions that make our center home to countless people who found their initial hope here. One of those traditions is a soft- reopening of in person Aftercare!...