Stories

Residential Program, 1971 I was brought up in a strict fundamentalist Christian home. When I was very young an extended family member sexually molested me. I kept this hidden from my parents since I was taught to respect my elders and this was family. As I developed into my teens the world seemed like a… Read More

Residential Program Alumni Association Member I grew up in a troubled and unsettling family. I learned to live life in a way that looked good on the outside, but was broken on the inside. The beginning of my story is probably my early childhood. I feel like it doesn’t explain why I became an addict… Read More

Residential Program Stonehenge not only gave me the tools to be the woman I am today, but also gave me memories and connections I would never trade for all the gold in the world!! I was recently asked, “So how bad did it get?” and my immediate response was: “Bad!” The first time I was… Read More

Residential Program, 2006 I was just 21 years old – married with 2 children under the age of 5 and homeless – when I first thought I might need the help of Stonehenge Therapeutic Community. I had been in and out of five treatment centers and Narcotics Anonymous since 1993. When I arrived at Stonehenge… Read More

Residential Program, 1996 It’s been over 21 years since I completed Stonehenge. Before that, my life was a haze of booze and drugs – mostly drugs. I was using a steady stream of coke, heroin and meth. It was while I was at Stonehenge that the long-buried memories of the horrific sex abuse that I… Read More

Residential Program I’m not going to bore you with a memorial of my past misdeeds, or a life gone askew. Specifically I want to discuss a series of experiences with the residential treatment program that taught me about the value of being honest with myself; in effect, how to begin the long difficult process of… Read More

Residential Program, 1982 Like many others I entered treatment broken, bankrupt, angry and feeling hopeless. While I had lost everything and really had nothing more to lose, I fought like hell to hang on to my empty bag of tricks and stories of glory. I began my Stonehenge journey at the Orangeville location and was part… Read More

Residential Program, 1971 I started drinking in my early teens. The first time I got drunk, I loved it. It took away my fears and gave me the courage to do what I wanted. One of my biggest fears was that I couldn’t read. I was fearful that people would find out. I was in a… Read More

Residential Program Vice Chair, STC Alumni Association Hello, I am Bryan D. I am a person in recovery. I have been clean from drugs since May of 1994. I set my clean date as the very first day that I entered Stonehenge Therapeutic Community, which was August 23, 1994. I finished my residential treatment in… Read More

Residential Program Transitional Housing Program In 2009, at a really low point in my life, I joined “the Stonehenge family”. I had hit rock bottom. I was trying to adjust to the diagnosis of a serious health issue and my addiction was out of control. I was so desperate I almost committed suicide. A friend… Read More