My name is Ruben M. Carreri. I am the Intake Coordinator at The Doorway to Recovery Program and Services. With clients coming into The Doorway to Recovery from all walks of life, change is inevitable. Watching people change through their recovery journey is a miracle. I for one don’t really like change too much, and I know a few of you will agree with that statement. Sober living homes are the perfect place where changes can happen in an individual’s life and while we may want to react to the change by drinking or drugging, we can learn how to deal with these changes in a safe, peer structured environment.
With that being said, change can be the best thing ever! The part I love about my job is that when people come into The Doorway to Recovery, straight from rehabs, hospitals, jails, their lives can be messed up! (Not Judging, we all have problems). Seeing that same individual CHANGE over time is a miracle because the person who once seemed doomed has hope, a sparkle in his/her eye, and a whole new attitude and outlook on life.
Thank God for change! Thank God for The Doorway to Recovery!