Katie, present day, here with her family
Ep 83: Getting Sober at 19
Ep 83: Getting Sober at 19 When Katie started college at Kennesaw State, things were already going poorly. She'd started using at 15. Probation was catching up with her, and…
Ep. 82: Marcia Smith
Ep. 82: Marcia Smith Strong. Caring. Comforting. Direct. These are just a handful of adjectives that clients have affectionately used to describe Marcia Smith, LPC, director of MARR’s Right Side…
Ep. 81: How to Get Sober and Save a Marriage
Ep. 81: How to Get Sober and Save a Marriage Brian K.’s marriage was on the rocks. He was drinking heavily and sleeping in his truck in the driveway. Desperate…
Ep. 80: The Whole Family Can Recover
Ep. 80: The Whole Family Can Recover Tune in and witness the profound turning point in Kirsty D.'s life, when a tragic event at the age of 22 compelled her…
Ep. 79: Remembering Darrell V. | How a Cat Can Lead to a Spiritual Experience
Ep 79: Remembering Darrell V. | How a Cat Can Lead to a Spiritual Experience In this special edition of Stories of Recovery, we’re paying tribute to Darrell V., a long-time…
Ep. 78: How I Got My Piloting Career Back | Nick R., The Sequel
Ep 78: How I Got My Piloting Career Back | Nick R., The Sequel Nick is a pilot, through and through. When he talks you can feel how much he…
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…