Healing Hearts Lodge

03/19/2026

✨Hi Friends! Just here to ask everyone who has ever called Healing Hearts home to please drop your sobriety dates in the comments! So we can celebrate w you and for the newest ladies to see that it’s possible! ✨

03/18/2026

Yesterday was National Social Work Day—and we couldn’t let it pass without recognizing the incredible work social workers do and the vital role they play across so many programs, departments, and communities. 💙

Today, we want to take a moment to spotlight Anita, our amazing social worker. She shows up not only as a social worker, but as a parent educator, mentor, friend, and trusted support for the women we serve and their families.

Anita is a vital piece of the puzzle here. Her ability to meet each client where they’re at, offering insight, compassion, and steady guidance through life’s challenges, is something truly special. The impact she makes can’t always be put into words—but it’s felt deeply by everyone around her.

Because of Anita, waves of goodness continue to ripple through the lives of women, their children, and our entire community.

We are so grateful for you, Anita—yesterday, today, and every day. 💫

Anita shared some words on her journey in the social work field:
“I entered the world of Social Work in April 1985 and it has been a journey of remarkable experiences! I have worked in school systems, hospital, day treatment, foster care to name a few. I must say the last almost 8 years with MHA Recovery Services has been one the most rewarding. Working with the ladies and their children at HHL will be one of my greatest joys to remember. My colleagues the best! Retirement will be my next journey down the road here... My advice to new Social Workers is there will be days that knock you down, get back up! Our work is so important and we are so needed in today's world.”

03/17/2026

3 YEARS FREE — and this is what real transformation looks like. ✨

Today we celebrate an incredible woman in our alumni family who has reached 3 years of sobriety. Tatum’s journey didn’t begin perfectly—but that’s what makes her story so powerful. Every setback became a stepping stone, every hard moment shaped the strength she walks in today.

She is a mother, devoted and present.She is a helper, always reaching back to lift others up.She is a friend, genuine, compassionate, and real.

Once weighed down, she now walks in freedom—living proof that a new life is not only possible, it’s sustainable.

Watching her grow into the woman she is today has been nothing short of inspiring. She didn’t give up—and because of that, everything changed.

Help us celebrate her today. 💛 Congratulations on 3 years of recovery today!!

“3 years drug & alcohol free today
Not gonna lie there were days I wanted to quit quitting 😅 This journey has been messy, humbling, and honestly a little chaotic..but it’s also been the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. I’ve learned how to sit with hard things instead of running from them…
And I didn’t do it alone. There were people, moments, and God carried me through the days I couldn’t carry myself.. Still a work in progress, but I’m proud of how far I’ve come. One day at a time ❤️”

03/07/2026

Freedom means so much more to Katt as she celebrates 4 years sober today!! 💟

Katt came to HHL with a prison sentence hanging over her head. Thankfully, the legal system gave her a chance at rehabilitation and allowed her to come to sober living.
Although she was entirely willing to do whatever was required of her to avoid prison, she was still overcome with fear masked as anger and aggressiveness.
As she applied herself to all the avenues of support we require and offer to our clients, Katt dropped the veil of anger and she has bloomed into one of the most caring, compassionate, and helpful people. She graciously accepted a peer leadership position as house manager.
She served in this role in numerous MHASL homes on the basis of being helpful.
Upon her transition out of HHL, she continued to serve the sober living community by working as a Peer Support. Today she continues to help our relatives in need in the MHA behavioral health program.
We are so proud of her and thankful for all she does! 👏
✨HAPPY 4 YEARS TO YOU!✨

“OMG!!! 4 years of continuous sobriety. Who in the world would’ve ever thought? I know I didn’t.
4 years ago I was preparing for prison or death. My whole life I was searching for happiness and looking for peace, trying to find it in a bottle or in drugs.
4 years ago I prayed hard for something to change because I knew I couldn’t do it by myself. I just never imagined this would be the road I’d be on, but I’m so thankful for it. A God of my understanding stepped in and gave me another chance at life.
Today I stand on a foundation built from faith, peace, and gratitude. The road here wasn’t easy, but I made it — and I didn’t do it alone. Healing Hearts Lodge and MHASL are places where I learned accountability and how to be a better person: a friend, a sister, an auntie, a coworker, a mom, a daughter, and a grandma.
Today I have integrity. I have peace. I have faith. I have love and kindness.
I couldn’t have done any of this without my Creator and recovery.
All I have to do is keep coming back”. 💛

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

Our soup bar was a HIT thanks to all of your support! Thank you to everyone who cooked, visited, shared/liked our flier 🫶🏼
Your support makes a huge difference in the lives of our women and kiddos here.

Healing Hearts strives to support our clients and their children in as many ways as possible - sometimes our budget doesn’t cover unexpected costs such as emergency travel, necessities for new clients in need, registration for recovery events, presents for the children during the holidays, and so much more.
These fundraisers help offset those costs.

Have a happy Friday and have a blessed weekend!
From: Healing Hearts Lodge

03/06/2026

📣📣UPDATE! We’re all done with sales! Thank you everyone!

The 50/50 will be drawn on this page at 5pm!

Good Morning! ☀️ we are having a FREE WILL lunch sale TODAY! 11am until gone
Location: 6002 N 19th st Bismarck.

We will have a few different soup options, fresh frybread, a sweet treat, and water!

Also available for purchase:
Ribbon skirts made by HH residents!
Beaded earrings made by HH residents!
HH logo shirts!

50/50 raffle

CASH-preferred
Cashapp- $CarolineSorenson

Come support our ladies and babies!

03/04/2026

💟 2 YEARS OF LIFE TODAY 💟
Dondra is celebrating two years of sobriety today! 🎉🎉

The road to recovery was rocky and unsteady at times, especially in the beginning. Finding a new way to live is one of the toughest tasks one can take up in life, but its rewards & blessings are worth it all.
Instead of putting all her efforts into addiction, Dondra directed those efforts towards her recovery-which involved sobriety, motherhood, and work, among other things. Her hard work and dedication gave Dondra a new zeal for her new life. The process of undoing her old life appeared graceful to those on the outside.
It has been such a privilege to watch Dondra learn & grow into the woman she is and still becoming 💗
Congratulations 🎉

“Thank you Creator for the life I have today 🙏 Grateful for all the beautiful blessings and the struggles it took me to get to where I am today. Grateful for it all... thank you MHA recovery for all of the guidance and tools u gave me to fight for the life I was always meant to live. Thank you Healing hearts lodge for taking me and my daughter in and being the family we never had. So grateful for all of you ladies.. love you all!”

03/02/2026

February's Family and Alumni night was a beauty. Mariama, your presence and sharing of hope were greatly appreciated. Thank you for spending some time with us. We are super happy for your new life.

Congratulations to those who celebrated recovery milestones this month!

02/25/2026

Good afternoon friends and relatives ☀️

Tonight is the Healing Hearts Lodge Family and Alumni Night!

If you have ever lived at the Healing Hearts Lodge or know someone that has, you, your family, and friends are invited to come hang out with us at the Bismarck Library in Meeting Room A at 5:30pm TONIGHT to enjoy some fellowship, have some coffee and snacks, celebrate sobriety birthdays and hear a beautiful story!

Please share! Hope to see you there. ♥️

02/17/2026

We’re raising funds for our incredible Women & Children — and YOU can be part of something meaningful and look cute doing it!

🩷 Healing Hearts Merch for Sale:
👕 T-Shirts/Longsleeves – $20
🧢 Beanies – $10

Sizes from Large - 4XL

🔥 ALUMNI — discounted price! We appreciate you and want you repping Healing Hearts too!

Every dollar raised goes directly to supporting our families — helping with basic needs, recovery conference registration fees, and creating opportunities for continued growth and healing.

Thank you for supporting our ladies and their beautiful babies!

💵 CASH ONLY

Call/Text Caroline 701-897-0045 to coordinate pick up.

02/11/2026

Happy 3 years to Alexa!
Three years ago, Alexa had reached the point of desperation that so many of us face. Running out of options, Alexa sought escape in a place she had been before. Her willingness to ask for help regardless of her fears has brought her further in life than she could have ever expected.
Alexa carried herself with grace and eagerness to help her fellows and their children while at Healing Hearts. She is a favorite among the kids especially. She served as a house manager while residing here and after moving into a home of her own, she served as our receptionist. She really made the Lodge feel like home.
We are so proud of how far she has come. Congratulations Alexa, happy 3 years! 👏

“Healing hearts lodge
Today I celebrate 3 years free of drugs and alcohol. I wouldn’t have made it this far without the help of my family, my brothers/sisters in recovery, being able to work in recovery, and helping other people just like me. Healing hearts lodge gave me the tools to live a life committed to sobriety. Living there taught me how to become a better woman/sister/mother I am forever grateful to be hhl alumni.”