by Lanier Young | Mar 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Some people find The Wheelhouse. Others feel like they were always meant to be part of it. For Georgette Ford, it started in the back of a station wagon. “I got involved with The Wheelhouse as a young child,” she says. “My mother used to drive our station wagon and...
by Lanier Young | Jan 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Simple First Week Plan Starting recovery can feel overwhelming, especially when you don’t know where to begin. The fog of addiction and the fear of judgment stand in your way. You question, “What is the first step?” This uncertainty can lead to doing nothing rather...
by Lanier Young | Sep 10, 2025 | Life at The Wheelhouse, Recovery Program
I came to The Wheelhouse, a nonprofit alcohol recovery program in Deer Park, Texas, on March 24, 2009. That date I will never forget. I remember sitting on a couch in the meeting room, lost in a fog, shaking, and feeling sick. A man looked at me and said, “You don’t...
