by Rose Ann Forte | Aug 3, 2026 | Articles
The brain does not evaluate alcohol based on how many days you drink each week. It responds to what happens during each drinking episode. Imagine someone who avoids alcohol Monday through Thursday, works hard, pays their bills, exercises regularly, and appears to have...
by Rose Ann Forte | Jul 28, 2026 | Articles, Christian Recovery
For generations, people believed addiction was simply a matter of willpower. If someone continued drinking despite losing their health, relationships, career, or faith, the assumption was often that they simply did not want to stop badly enough. Others viewed...
by Rose Ann Forte | Jul 27, 2026 | Podcast Episode
Ep 86 – What if the painful seasons of your life could lead to greater wisdom, transformation, and purpose? In Ecclesiastes 7:3–4, we’re told that sorrow has a refining influence on us and that a wise person thinks about death. At first, those words may sound...
by Rose Ann Forte | Jul 21, 2026 | Articles, Christian Recovery
Over the years, I have learned that many people are not just afraid of quitting alcohol. They are afraid of what they will lose if they do. They wonder if life will still be enjoyable, if they will fit in socially, or if they will spend the rest of their lives wishing...
by Rose Ann Forte | Jul 14, 2026 | Podcast Episode
Ep 85 – How much of your life is shaped by what other people think? Most of us have experienced the fear of criticism, rejection, or not fitting in. Sometimes it keeps us from speaking up. Sometimes it causes us to hide our gifts. And sometimes it influences...
