Jun 16, 2015 / By BRC Recovery / In Addiction, Alcoholism, Blog, Health and Wellness, Humor, long-term sobriety Austin, News, Personal Stories, Recovery, Relapse Prevention, sober living, sober living Austin, Women's Issues, womens program

SpirMal

Overheard from a friend a few weeks ago, “My SpirMal went shopping today!” That caught my attention…SpirMal? What is that? I was quickly educated… SpirMal, as in, short for Spiritual Malady. Got it. I might not have known the term but I sure know something about spiritual malady. Restless, irritable, discontented. Not quite sure where I want to be but certain it isn’t where I currently am, and moreover, just generally annoyed. An old friend of mine described the untreated alcoholic personality as ‘slightly unhappy all the time.’ Kind of describes me the last few days… Seriously, has anyone else […]

May 5, 2015 / By BRC Recovery / In 12 Steps 2, Addiction, Alcohol rehab, Alcoholism, Blog

Top 5 Things To Consider When Looking For Alcohol Rehab

  Admitting that you need to go to an alcohol rehab center is a huge decision. This is a moment in your life that you are likely to remember forever, the moment that you admitted you needed help, your Step One Experience: “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable,” Big Book page 59. BRC Recovery understands how important taking this first step in your journey to recovery is and how crucial finding the right alcohol rehab program for your greatest chance of obtaining permanent sobriety is now. With our experience and knowledge of […]

Apr 21, 2015 / By BRC Recovery / In 12 Steps 2, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blog, drug addiction, Drug Free, Drug News, Drug-related Video, General Category 4, God, Health and Wellness, mens program, Personal Stories, Prayer, Recovery

Step 2 – Michael Kerr

Mike Kerr, Recovery Coach Segue Program Benchmark Recovery Center   Hello, everyone, my name is Mike Kerr. I’m a recovery coach at the Segue program at Benchmark Recovery Center. A little over three years ago, I walked into the doors of Benchmark, and I was in a place where I was willing to hear an answer. I didn’t know what that answer was. I didn’t know what the answer looked like, but I needed an answer. What happened while I was there was incredible, considering that I walked in very humbled, humiliated and willing to hear something different, do something different, wanted to think […]

Apr 7, 2015 / By BRC Recovery / In 12 Steps 2, Addiction, Alcohol rehab, Alcoholism, Alumni Personal Stories, Alumni Stories, Blog, Drug Free, Drug News, Drugs, Family, God, Health and Wellness, Personal Stories, Prayer, Recovery

Step 11

I woke up this morning feeling rested after a night of good sleep. My routine is to wake early, fix my coffee, curl up on my couch, pray, meditate and bring my God into my day. This is my favorite time of the day. It is my time for me, alone. My time of pure peace! Everything was going great until I sat down on the couch…panic set in! How is one person going to get everything done that needs to be done? Especially between the hours of 3:30 and 10pm; 3 schools to pick up from, 2 baseball games, […]

Mar 31, 2015 / By BRC Recovery / In 12 Steps 2, Addiction, Alcohol rehab, Alcoholism, Blog, God, Personal Stories, Recovery, womens program

There Are No Mistakes

In the fall of 2008 I believed in one thing: mistakes. My life was full of them. I was drinking in my closet at eight in the morning, lying to everyone, and eventually I was dropped off at a treatment center where I was convinced I did not belong. I was forced to live in a residence with alcoholics who I believed were nothing like me. There was no “grand plan” for someone like me; only mistakes. Here I was, 21 years old, dropped off at a treatment center. I was petrified, angry, and unable to imagine a life of […]

Feb 12, 2015 / By BRC Recovery / In Alcohol rehab, Alcoholism, Blog, Health and Wellness, Women's Issues, womens program

The Top 5 Reasons Alcohol Rehab Centers In Austin Are On The Rise

You may have noticed that recently the number of alcohol rehab centers and programs in Austin are on the rise. So why is this happening? There are actually numerous reasons for this, even though some may think the increase is due to the new Affordable Care Act. It has certainly played a part in building awareness, but I’m not sure it has had the impact so many were expecting…at least, not yet.  In my opinion, the increase in facilities and programs is a result of several factors. Let’s take a look at the top 5 reasons why alcohol rehab centers […]

Feb 3, 2015 / By BRC Recovery / In Addiction, Alcohol rehab, Alcoholism, Blog, Health and Wellness, long-term sobriety Austin, sober living, sober living Austin

The Hard Facts: What This Texas Alcohol Rehab Center Wants You To Know

It was recently reported that half of all people in this country have at least one family member who has a drinking problem. And since it is also a known fact that people have a genetic disposition towards this kind of problem, the worry is that these numbers are expected to continue to go up in the future. In the hopes of making people see that drinking too much is neither fun nor relaxing, but downright dangerous, here are the hard facts that BRC Recovery wants you to know. It Can Permanently Affect Your Brain Alcohol rehabilitation centers can help […]

Jan 13, 2015 / By BRC Recovery / In Addiction, Alcohol rehab, Alcoholism, Alumni Stories, Blog, drug addiction, Drugs, Family, General Category 4, God, Health and Wellness, News, Personal Stories, sober living

The Language of BRC

I was recently given for my birthday the book “CEO School- Collective Wisdom of Top CEOs” by Can Akdeniz.  On a flight back to Austin, I pulled it out and began to skim through the chapters. One of the CEOs featured in the book is Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks. One of his tips states “culture is everything.” When I read this, I immediately thought of BRC and the culture of recovery that was established so long ago and remains through to this day. Not only in the daily programming, residents, alumni, and families of alumni but in […]