Transformation Begins with Tenacity

December 2, 2019 By Deanna 2 Comments

I first wrote this as a guest post at the personal finance blog, Thrifty Enough, which no longer exists. I’ve reached out to the former owner of that site as well as the new owners of the spinoff site, The Money Mix. I have everyone’s permission to republish this article since it was no longer live on any site.

This post starts with a woman’s story of recovery and so I’m listing this as my third article in my series, titled Inspiring Women in Recovery.

That being said, I’m making some edits with how my thinking has evolved.

Inspiring Women in Recovery Embracing Change, Featuring Nadine

November 18, 2019 By Deanna 4 Comments

This is my second post in my interview series titled, Inspiring Women in Recovery. If you are a woman in recovery or know a woman in recovery, please contact me! I’d love to feature your story here and it can be wholly anonymous or not.

Today’s interview comes from Nadine Steele of Steele Recovery Addiction Counseling for Women and Families. I met Nadine after I was on the Dave Ramsey show sharing my testimony. Nadine reached out to me and an instant friendship was formed. Without further ado, here’s Nadine’s story…

Inspiring Women in Recovery – A Story of Powerlessness Featuring Shari

November 4, 2019 By Deanna 5 Comments

I’ve been very excited to begin this interview series, inspiring women in recovery. However, first I had to line up some interviews. If you are a woman in recovery for anything and would like to share your story here on Recovering Women Wealth, please reach out to me. It can be wholly anonymous or not.

Without further ado, here is the story of my good friend, Shari, who tells her story of powerlessness…

Shari’s Story of Redemption

My name is Shari and I am 55 and remarried. I live in Northeast Ohio with my husband of 11 years. I have a 23-year-old son, who by the grace of God, is nothing like I was in my youth. As a child, my mother often expressed her wishes that I would someday have twins, just like me. Thank you, God, this has not happened!

On November 19^th I will celebrate 20 years of continuous uninterrupted sobriety.

$1,000 Scholarship for Students Seeking to Help Those Impacted by Addiction

October 28, 2019 By Deanna Leave a Comment

My friend J from Budgets are Sexy sent me an email about a scholarship opportunity for students seeking to help those impacted by addiction. I am a BIG fan of both of those things:

College scholarships
Helping those impacted by addiction

With a website name, Recovering Women Wealth, it’s no secret I have a personal story of recovery from addiction. Furthermore, part of my life’s work is helping women in recovery and I’m supportive of anyone looking for recovery.

I’ve seen amazing and miraculous stories of recovery like with the son of my good friends, Fred and Cathy. Unfortunately, I’ve also seen (too many times I care to count) the heartbreak that can occur with addiction like the death of the son of my good friends, John and Liz.

Addiction is a scary reality and it seems that we all know someone impacted by it. Education, awareness, and Christ are the things that can break the chains of addiction.

Obviously, I’m passionate about recovery. That being said I’m writing this post to share how one can go about applying for this scholarship. If you know someone who might be interested please pass this along!!