Experience, Strength and Hope

Dear Marjorie…

March 24, 2011

Dear Marjorie, I am struggling with a huge resentment with my family leader. I can feel my stomach drop every time he walks into the room and it is starting to control me. At home I also suffered enormous resentments with my parental figures and I feel like if I don’t solve it here it [...]

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Dear Marjorie…

March 23, 2011

Confused, morose, or fuming with anger? Sounds like a case for Marjorie! You can send anonymous letters to Marjorie via The Family Times, and receive an answer to your problem in the next issue! Dear Marjorie, I recently turned eighteen and now legally have the choice to leave The Family Foundation School. I know that [...]

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Not making it an Option

March 19, 2011

By Yana K. I was in front of a podium on stage in an auditorium and had to give a response to the most important question of my life. It had never been so urgent for me to speak as it was at that moment. The answer repeated itself over and over in my mind [...]

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The Family Foundation School Remembers Former Chaplain

March 13, 2011

In Honor of a Simple Life By Brooke C. Father Anthony F. Moore, OFM former Family Foundation School Chaplain, passed away on November 23, 2010 at the age of 85. Father Anthony, a professed Franciscan friar for 64 years and a priest for 59, had a profound impact on many lives and on The Family [...]

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The Significance of “Keeping it Green”

February 7, 2011

By Kate D. Despite Jennifer’s Lopez’s success she still knew she was “Jenny from the block.”  J.Lo knows how important it is to remind yourself where you come from.  Similarly, I have to remind myself of the way my life used to be in order for me to succeed. I try to keep fresh the [...]

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Behavior That Will Never Be Mine – I’m Perfect!

February 6, 2011

By Yana K. When I was really little, my sister wasn’t one of those kids who kept to herself. Whenever she felt wronged, everyone around her knew about it. She made sure of it by yelling, stomping her feet, and slamming doors. I always knew that her behavior made my parents uncomfortable, but one morning [...]

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A Losing Battle

December 14, 2010

By Brooke C. At the end of my street at home, there is a beach contained by a small rock wall, and when that rock wall is followed, it leads to an island which can be reached during low tide by way of a small peninsula. I would walk down to what I called “my [...]

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Trying to Defy the Laws of Rationality

November 28, 2010

Soon-to-Be Graduate Discloses Her Depression, Anxiety, Self-Injury, and Finally, Her Long and Eventful Journey to Recovery By Candace M “Now Candace, how does that make you feel?” inquired the doctor. Well, what didn’t I feel? I was a mess of emotions that I attempted to swallow with every ounce of my energy. I had just [...]

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A Heart That’s Too Big

November 21, 2010

Residential Assistant Makes a Heartfelt Recovery Lee D I was born in Boston, Mass., in 1993. I don’t remember much of my childhood until I was in elementary school. As a child I wasn’t one to jump into the crowd and be the center of attention.  My usual place was in the back of the [...]

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180 Degree Turn Around

November 18, 2010

Extreme Anxiety Brings Student to Her Recovery By Leah L It was clearly a most pleasant surprise for Candace M being named Family Foundation School Student of the Month for October. The Mann House senior member was helping prepare lunch in the kitchen when she was told to report to circle-up. Upon her arrival, Tom [...]

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