"MY 15-YEAR-OLD SISTER" - JONAH'S STORY
It wasn’t long ago that my life was ruled by pain and shame. At 17, I had become dependent on alcohol and speed to cope with anger and...
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Chabad Lifeline
Jul 23
"A MOTHER'S SHAME" - ELIANA'S STORY
For years, I struggled with alcohol. Drinking consumed my life and nearly destroyed my family. I was blacking out in the afternoons,...
Chabad Lifeline
Jul 23
"A CHILD YOU CARE ABOUT MAY BE SUFFERING IN SILENCE"
This month, The Suburban 's SJN page generously provided Lifeline with free advertising space in both its print and digital editions ...
Chabad Lifeline
Jul 23
LIFELINE HOSTS INTERNATIONAL PSYCHIATRISTS
Recently, Lifeline was thrilled to welcome clinical team alum Dr. Jenna Labell to a Tuesday Noon Open Speaker Meeting. Jenna brought with...
Chabad Lifeline
Jun 26
A MAJOR ADDITION TO THE LIFELINE TEAM!
Michael Abravanel, PhD, is an addictions counsellor specializing in individual coaching and group facilitation. He has considerable...
Chabad Lifeline
Jun 26
"A COLLECT CALL FROM 1976"
This month's story comes courtesy of Rabbi Bresinger, who was inspired by a recent meeting with a Lifeline client to share a powerful...
Chabad Lifeline
May 13
"14 YEARS OLD AND NOWHERE TO TURN" - JENNY'S STORY
When my parents pulled me and my older sister, Beth, out of private school midway through the school year, I didn’t really understand...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Mar 27
"MY LITTLE BOY" - HAROLD'S STORY
I will always remember the moment. I was sitting in the Lifeline reception area, awaiting my 15-year-old son's final youth counselling...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Feb 27
BURSTING AT THE SEAMS!
More kids, more families, more staff, more life-saving services...as we enter a period of unprecedented growth, Lifeline is making...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Feb 27
“MORE PEANUT BUTTER OR MORE JELLY?” - A LIFELINE MOMENT
Identifying details have been altered to respect the confidentiality of the client. This month, I wanted to share the kind of intimate...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Jan 25
"SHE STILL ISN'T BETTER?!" - TOM'S STORY
When I turned fourteen, my life took a turn for the worse. My mom was drinking so much that she had to go away to rehab for three weeks....
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Nov 30, 2023
"MY 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER" - SARAH'S STORY
My name is Sarah, and I am a single mother and recovering alcoholic. Life has a funny way of bringing unexpected blessings, and for me,...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Nov 29, 2023
LIFELINE WELCOMES NEW WAVE OF COMMUNITY LEADERS
Lifeline Director Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger (left) and Youth Coordinator Bill Yong welcome our guests. As part of our Youth Outreach...
Chabad Lifeline
Oct 30, 2023
"SHAME KILLS" - KEVIN'S STORY
In my 20s, life was a warm blur spent alongside a group of friends who partied as hard as I did. Those years, every weekend was a...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Sep 27, 2023
LIFELINE’S GROWING TEAM COLLABORATES WITH CLINICAL EXPERT
BACK ROW: Lew Abrams, Willam Carney, Ian Cid Descallar, Bill Yong, Andy MacDonald, Jason Stein, Rabbi Mendel Fine MIDDLE ROW: Dr. Rachel...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Sep 27, 2023
“THE RABBI'S WORDS SEEMED CRUEL” - MAYA’S STORY
“Let me ask you a question: where is your son right now?” I had just called Chabad Lifeline to ask for help for my 35-year-old son, who...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Aug 29, 2023
"THE SCIENCE OF SURVIVAL" - JENNY'S STORY
Looking back on the journey that took me from the depths of marijuana addiction to a place of sanity, hope and healing, a wave of...
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