Sometimes we may think life is pretty unkind. These feelings probably started years ago when we were brought up in an alcoholic home. The feeling that life is so unkind continues as we agonize over our addictions to people, places or things. We probably keep a running account of all the unkind ar...
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Oct
30
2013
Express Rehab / Anaheim Lighthouse,Tom and I are very thankful for the generosity of Anaheim Lighthouse and contributors. You have enabled Tom Roesner at 54 years old to have a new start in life. His health,demeanor,energy,attitude at work and relationships were crumbling before him. Tom was too ...
Oct
24
2013
Many people we meet in The Program radiate a kind of special glow - a joy for living that shows in their faces and very bearing. They've put aside alcohol and other mood-altering chemicals and have progressed to the point where they're "high" on life itself. Their confidence and enthusiasm are ...
Oct
22
2013
Anaheim Lighthouse Family,I would like to take the time to thank all at Anaheim Lighthouse for their care, love, prayers and most of all hope as I prepare to leave in a couple of days. 26 days ago I entered this treatment center as a suffering, frightened hopeless alcoholic and addict. I cannot e...
Oct
18
2013
When we were drinking most of us never thought of helping others much less considered lifting a finger to do it. Yes, we would buy someone a drink because it made us feel like we were good and doing a good thing. But we really only used others for our own benefit, to make us feel like we were do...
Oct
16
2013
I was at the end. I drank, passed out, came to, and drank some more. I drank up my child support money. I went to bars, not to pick up men, but to find one to buy me drinks. And then someone I knew called DSS on me. No, I did not leave my children alone, nor did I ever hit them or verbally abuse ...
Oct
15
2013
Thought for the DayKeeping sober is the most important thing in my life. The most important decision I ever made was my decision to give up drinking. I am convinced that my whole life depends on not taking that first drink. Nothing in the world is as important to me as my own sobriety. Everyt...
Oct
14
2013
So what makes A.A. work anyway? The first thing is to have an extreme dislike and hostility towards myself and the way I live. Then I have to admit I am helpless, that alcohol and or drugs control me and I can’t do anything about it. The next thing is to honestly want to quit my old life. The...
Oct
11
2013
That's right. Lindsay has 2 months of sobriety and is making plans to open her own rehab facility for alcohol and drug abuse and name it after herself, of course.After all, she does have alot of experience with rehab - she's done it 5 times and hopefully this last time is going to stick. She mean...
Oct
11
2013
If you considering treatment at a drug and alcohol rehab center here is what you can count on:No locks. That's right - you're free to leave at any time, even if you've been sent by the courts, but in the end you'll have to face the consequences of doing so. For the program to work you have to b...
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kymmi lee
I am a mother of an alcoholic in his late 20's. I've received glimpses of my son deteriorating over several years. I've had conversations with my son, warned my son of the potential repurcussions of his actions, pleaded with him to change his lifestyle, gotten angry with him...The range of the emotional roller coaster made me feel helpless. Finally all of the consequences I was trying to prevent my son from facing happened. He had gone to jail twice in a year, CPS got involved to protect my 3 year old grandson, and his rights to his son is under supervision for a limited time each week. This was devastating but also a blessing in disguise because that was my son's rock bottom. He was tired and ready for a change.
My sister recommended Anaheim Lighthouse because their friend went there for a month. Their friend is now a better husband, father, person. I went down the rabbit hole of looking up rehab facilities, reading reviews - some of them were terrifying!
Finally, I called Anaheim Lighthouse and Bryan Krause picked up my call. He was very understanding as he is also a recovering addict. Bryan was not pushy. I didn't not immediately agree to send my son there as I was still contacting other facilities, but he followed up with me to see how things were going. I finally pulled the trigger. I made arrangements for my son to be picked up. My son stayed in the facility for approximately 30 days. He went through 5 days of detox, and had only positive things to say about the staff, the food, and the support he received.
It's only been a few months since my son started his sobriety road, but he's been attending AA, has a sponsor, has a strong support system outside of his family, and is actively putting in the work to stay sober. It's been a breathe of fresh air to have conversations with my son and see him grow. One of the staff members from Lighthouse still checks in with my son periodically to see how things are going! I am grateful for Lighthouse helping my son with the new chapter in his life.
Lauren A.
I came to Lighthouse Jan 2025 a deeply broken and hopeless person who had given up on life completely. After a not so great experience at a residential...
David S.
just got out of the lighthouse on the male side I stayed 32 days and loved all of it! great set up awesome staff and amazing food. loved my therapist...
