From the practice
Notes on healing, recovery, and starting again
Reflections from Chastidy and the team on care, faith, recovery, and second chances.
Dreams That Come True…
There’s a part of me that feels guilty for being happy. A part of me that struggles to celebrate the good things in my life because,…
One Year of Serving Our Community
One year ago today, we saw our very first patient. When we opened, I gave myself a simple goal: add one new patient every single day.…
The Courage to Stay
I’ve always been good at leaving. Not necessarily because I quit when things get hard. If anything, I tend to do the opposite. I can survive…
The Call to Duty
Twenty-five years ago this morning, I was getting ready to head back to high school. I was returning to earn my diploma, and I had a…
I No Longer Disagree
I used to be ashamed to be me. I thought I was unacceptable—considered “too much” by others. I was afraid to take up space. Afraid to…
Knowing What You’re Fighting For
I don’t have to become cold to become strong. I don’t have to stop believing in people to establish boundaries. And I don’t have to destroy…
She Prayed for Me
James 5:16 says, “Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous…
Where Memory Meets Miracle
Not every miracle looks like a Red Sea splitting. Some of the greatest miracles happen quietly, unfolding slowly through healing, restoration, provision, or divine alignment.
What Heroin Could Never Take From Me
Heroin stole my peace, my confidence, my career, and years I’ll never get back — but it never stole my God-given worth. Today I help others…
The Smile They Didn’t Expect
I didn’t change his diagnosis that day, but I did watch fear soften into laughter. Sometimes the most powerful medicine isn’t a prescription — it’s a…
