Chabad LifelineApr 28"MY CHILDHOOD WAS A BLACK HOLE" - STEPHEN'S STORYI 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 LifelineMar 30"A HUG IN HELL" - SAM'S STORYOne 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 LifelineMar 30NEW ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTSStarting April 6, we are offering a new online support group for parents, facilitated by our Parent Coach, Linda Aber (CCFE), and our...
Chabad LifelineMar 2"MY SECRET LIFE HAD TO END" - JON'S STORYEven 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 LifelineJan 31"I THOUGHT ABOUT KILLING MYSELF EVERY DAY" - JANICE'S STORYI 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 LifelineDec 29, 2021"THE SWEETEST OF SOULS" - MATTHEW'S JOURNEYRecently, Lifeline alum Matthew and Rabbi Bresinger decided to hold a special presentation for members of our Executive Committee...
Chabad LifelineDec 29, 2021"SPENDING WINTER BREAK HIGH AND ALONE": BOB'S STORYI 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 LifelineNov 30, 2021"MY SEX ADDICTION POISONED MY MARRIAGE": BRIAN'S STORYI 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 LifelineNov 24, 2021DAWSON COLLEGE VISITS LIFELINEEveryone at Chabad Lifeline was thrilled to host a recent field trip from Dawson College. Professors Myka Taylor and Debbie Resurreccion...
Rabbi Benyamin BresingerOct 21, 2021My anxiety kept getting worse: Debbie's storyIs 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 BresingerOct 7, 2021A Jew & a Muslim recover together: Fadi's storyThey 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 BresingerOct 7, 2021Meet Shua: Our new intern from the Wurzweiler School of Social WorkIn 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 BresingerAug 24, 2021The mouse that saved my life: Naomi's storyMy 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 BresingerAug 10, 2021I 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 BresingerAug 9, 2021Escaping the rage: Debra's storyMy name is Debra. Although I didn’t think of it in those terms at the time, I grew up with a father who was a rageaholic. His usual...
Rabbi Benyamin BresingerJun 29, 2021My revenge on Hitler: Irma's storyI was born in 1929. A Jew in Eastern Europe. I witnessed horrors. Experienced years of trauma. And somehow survived the Nazis and their...
Rabbi Benyamin BresingerMay 27, 2021Even During the Pandemic?! Joel's storyMy name is Joel. I'm here to tell you my story. It's very difficult for me to share it, but it's something I need to do because if anyone...
Rabbi Benyamin BresingerApr 29, 2021Nathan's Story: One popup can decimate a lifeThe click of a button, and a weight is released. 11 years. 11 awful years carrying a load on my shoulders. I just paid off my final...
Rabbi Benyamin BresingerApr 29, 2021No encounter is by chanceIt was the first day of Montreal's spring thaw. Safely distanced reunions were taking place among friends. The winter hibernation was...
Rabbi Benyamin BresingerMar 4, 2021A tsunami is coming - and we are preparing to meet itWhen this pandemic is over, the world will be facing another crisis: a flood of mental health and addiction issues that were exacerbated...