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Chabad Lifeline
Sep 12, 2022
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“I COULDN’T STOP LYING” - DOUG’S STORY
When I first started doing cocaine, I felt like it helped me become more like the "real me." All the filters, nerves and reservations...
Chabad Lifeline
Aug 10, 2022
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“A LIFELINE LASTS A LIFETIME”: OUR 2022 CROWDFUNDNG CAMPAIGN
THE SILENT PANDEMIC Over the past year, Lifeline has seen a growing mental health crisis among our youth. A massive influx of younger and...
Chabad Lifeline
Jul 11, 2022
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"WE REDISCOVERED HOPE" - JARED'S STORY
From the outside, it might have looked like a depressing scene. Me and my teenage daughter walking into a group recovery meeting together...
Chabad Lifeline
Jul 11, 2022
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Chabad Lifeline
Jul 11, 2022
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"I WAS STILL WORTH SAVING" - ADAM'S STORY
This probably won’t be the most shocking or outlandish addiction story you’ve ever heard. But I believe it might be one of the most...
Chabad Lifeline
May 25, 2022
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"MY CHILDHOOD WAS A BLACK HOLE" - STEPHEN'S STORY
I was born into a family of addiction. Like his father before him, my dad drank a lot, wandering in and out of our family home before...
Chabad Lifeline
Apr 28, 2022
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"A HUG IN HELL" - SAM'S STORY
One of my most vivid childhood memories is of my father hitting my older brother. I was 11 at the time; my brother was 17. Through a...
Chabad Lifeline
Mar 30, 2022
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NEW ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS
Starting April 6, we are offering a new online support group for parents, facilitated by our Parent Coach, Linda Aber (CCFE), and our...
Chabad Lifeline
Mar 30, 2022
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"MY SECRET LIFE HAD TO END" - JON'S STORY
Even though I spent the majority of the time my wife was out of the house searching for porn on the computer, and much of the time she...
Chabad Lifeline
Mar 2, 2022
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"I THOUGHT ABOUT KILLING MYSELF EVERY DAY" - JANICE'S STORY
I can still remember a point in my life when the idea of sobriety seemed like a cruel joke. I was addicted to alcohol and cocaine. I was...
Chabad Lifeline
Jan 31, 2022
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"THE SWEETEST OF SOULS" - MATTHEW'S JOURNEY
Recently, Lifeline alum Matthew and Rabbi Bresinger decided to hold a special presentation for members of our Executive Committee...
Chabad Lifeline
Dec 29, 2021
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"SPENDING WINTER BREAK HIGH AND ALONE": BOB'S STORY
I was supposed to travel home to see my family over winter break. I lied to get out of it, telling them I was sick. What I chose to do...
Chabad Lifeline
Dec 29, 2021
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"MY SEX ADDICTION POISONED MY MARRIAGE": BRIAN'S STORY
I am a recovering sex addict. And it’s very possible that I wouldn’t even know I had a problem if my wife hadn't found the courage to...
Chabad Lifeline
Nov 30, 2021
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DAWSON COLLEGE VISITS LIFELINE
Everyone at Chabad Lifeline was thrilled to host a recent field trip from Dawson College. Professors Myka Taylor and Debbie Resurreccion...
Chabad Lifeline
Nov 24, 2021
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My anxiety kept getting worse: Debbie's story
Is this bad? Am I opening this blog post wrong? What if people stop reading my story after the first sentence? What if they think my...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Oct 21, 2021
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A Jew & a Muslim recover together: Fadi's story
They say Jews and Muslims are enemies, but in my experience we are family. My name is Fadi. I was born in Beirut. My parents moved to...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Oct 7, 2021
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Meet Shua: Our new intern from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work
In 1957, Yeshiva University in Manhattan founded the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. In the 64 years since, they have become one of the...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Oct 7, 2021
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The mouse that saved my life: Naomi's story
My name is Naomi and I am an addict. My drug of choice is heroin. It's potent and it helps me escape reality. This is the story of the...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Aug 24, 2021
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I wasn't the addict yet I was silently screaming: Bryan's story
"Spaz!" I hate that word. "Dude, your brother is insane!" I couldn't tell you how many times I heard that line. They were referring to...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Aug 10, 2021
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