Recovery Residences of The Carolinas, Charlotte, NC (2025)

12/23/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas from Recovery Residences of the Carolinas 🎄

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.”
— John 3:16

This is the true meaning of Christmas.

Christmas is not just a season—it is a reminder that love entered the world through Jesus. That in the midst of darkness, brokenness, and despair, God sent a Savior. A bright light to guide us toward hope, healing, and eternal life.

For those of us in recovery, this message means everything. It reminds us that no matter how dark life has become, we are never beyond redemption. There is a Savior shining—lighting a path forward when we cannot see the way on our own.

Recovery teaches us the importance of a relationship with a Power that meets three essential requirements:
✨ A Power greater than ourselves
✨ A Power that will love us more than any person, place, or thing
✨ A Power that will do for us what we cannot do for ourselves

Without this relationship, we are lost. But in community—like the one we have here—many of us find the light. We find hope. We find restoration. And we find a new way of living, one day at a time.

If you or someone you love needs help, needs hope, or simply needs someone to talk to, please reach out. You are not alone.

📞 April Parker
📱 980-425-9135

✨ Merry Christmas. May the light of Christ guide your path today and always. ✨

12/22/2025

Recovery Residences of the Carolinas

The goal of recovery isn’t just to stop using—it’s to build a life we don’t have to escape from. 💙
We don’t “arrive” at sobriety like a finish line. Instead, sobriety becomes a byproduct of the work we do every single day—the work of honesty, accountability, faith, service, and community. And that work creates something far greater than we could have imagined: a life beyond our wildest dreams.

It’s in the work that we discover our purpose, uncover our passions, and form a new identity rooted in integrity and hope. The very mess addiction once made becomes a message—one that reaches back to the next person who is still sick and suffering and says, “You’re not alone. There is a way out.”

📊 What the research shows:
• According to SAMHSA, individuals who engage in structured recovery supports like sober living and peer accountability show significantly improved long-term recovery outcomes compared to those who attempt recovery alone.
• The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that sustained recovery is strongly linked to ongoing lifestyle changes—community connection, purpose, service, and healthy routines—not just abstinence.
• Studies published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment show that people involved in recovery housing and peer-support communities have lower relapse rates, higher employment, and improved mental health over time.

Recovery isn’t about perfection—it’s about progress, one day at a time. It’s about learning how to live, not just survive. And when hope and strength are practiced daily, life begins to feel worth staying present for.

If you or someone you love is ready to live one day at a time with purpose, we’re here to walk that journey with you.

📞 For more information, reach out to:
April Parker
980-425-9135

We do recover—and together, we build lives we no longer need to run from.

12/19/2025

In addiction, we pass over opportunities for help, healing, accountability, and growth—often because fear, pride, or comfort in the familiar keeps us stuck. Recovery asks us to do the opposite: to take action, even when it’s uncomfortable.

At Recovery Residences of the Carolinas, we teach our residents that choosing recovery means choosing action over avoidance. Working the 12 Steps isn’t about perfection—it’s about willingness. It’s about showing up, doing the work, and saying yes to opportunities that lead to real change.

📊 Research shows:
• Individuals actively engaged in 12-step programs have higher long-term sobriety rates and improved emotional and spiritual well-being.
• Consistent participation in recovery activities and service significantly reduces relapse rates and increases life satisfaction.
• Recovery rooted in action—meetings, sponsorship, step work, and community—creates lasting brain and behavior changes that support freedom from addiction.

When we take action in recovery, we don’t just break chains—we build lives.
When we choose faith plus effort, we don’t just get sober—we become examples.
And when we stop passing over opportunities, we begin to live beyond our wildest dreams.

Recovery is contagious.
Our willingness inspires others.
Our action becomes someone else’s hope.

If you or someone you love is ready to stop passing over opportunities and start building a new life, we’d love to walk that journey with you.

📞 For more information about our recovery residences, contact April Parker at 980-425-9135.

“Faith without works is dead.” — James 2:17

12/18/2025

At Recovery Residences of the Carolinas, we get to watch something holy happen in real time.

In addiction, we learn to survive by wearing masks—tough mask, funny mask, “I’m fine” mask, angry mask, numb mask. But in our homes, with fellowship, accountability, and a real 12-step way of life, our residents slowly learn how to take those masks off. And what comes out from underneath… is often a beautiful soul that’s been buried under shame, fear, and what felt like a spiritual death.

Recovery can feel like this strange truth: we must die to live.
Not a physical death—but the death of the lies, the ego, the old coping, the self-destruction, the isolation, the “I don’t need anyone.” And the things we let go of? They needed to be let go of. Because what emerges is the part that can finally breathe again—the part that can love, serve, and fly.

And this transformation isn’t just a “good story”—research backs it up:
• 12-Step Facilitation (TSF) is an evidence-based approach supported by randomized clinical trials.
• A major Cochrane review (2020) examining 27 studies and ~10,000 participants found AA/TSF performed as well or better than other established treatments for increasing abstinence, and it often reduced health-care costs—showing that long-term change is real when people stay connected and engaged.
• Research also consistently shows that belonging, spiritual practices, and service (core parts of the 12 steps) are strongly linked with sustained recovery—because humans don’t just stop using… they rebuild identity.

Some recovery truth to carry with you:
• “What you don’t reveal, you can’t heal.”
• “We don’t heal in isolation. We heal in community.”
• “The old has to be surrendered so the new can be born.”

If you or someone you love is ready to step into a community where masks come off and lives come back to life—we’re here.

📞 For more information about our community, contact April Parker: 980-425-9135

12/17/2025

“I would like my life to be a statement of compassion—and where it is not, that is where my work lies.”

That quote is recovery in a nutshell. The 12 Steps don’t just teach us how to stop using—they teach us how to live differently. They shine a light on the places where fear, resentment, ego, and old survival habits have been running the show… and they give us a new path: humility, honesty, accountability, and love in action.

At Recovery Residences of the Carolinas, our mission is to help our residents discover their passion and purpose—and to learn compassionately how to care for themselves and for the community around them. Because compassion isn’t weakness. It’s strength with tenderness. It’s boundaries with love. It’s learning to say, “I matter,” and “So do you.”

Compassion touches every part of health:
• Mental health: Compassion quiets shame and harsh self-talk, making room for clarity, hope, and healthier choices.
• Physical health: When we care about ourselves, we start showing up—sleep, nutrition, movement, appointments, and rest become part of recovery.
• Emotional health: Compassion helps us tolerate feelings without escaping them, and respond instead of react.
• Spiritual health: Compassion connects us—to God, to others, and to the truth that we’re not alone.

So today, take inventory: Where is your life already a statement of compassion? And where is your work calling you to grow?

If you or someone you love is looking for a safe, structured recovery home rooted in the 12 Steps and real community, reach out. Beds available.
📞 April Parker: 980-425-9135

12/16/2025

😂 Laughter Is Serious Medicine in Recovery 😂

At Recovery Residences of the Carolinas, we believe healing doesn’t always look quiet or solemn. Sometimes it looks like belly-laughing, tears-in-your-eyes, can’t-catch-your-breath kind of joy.

Recovery from drugs, alcohol, trauma, and mental-health challenges often means we’re stumbling and bumbling through life while learning new ways to cope. And honestly? One of the healthiest things we can do in those moments is laugh.

📊 What the science says:
Notable health organizations like the Mayo Clinic and Harvard Health report that laughter:
• Reduces stress hormones like cortisol
• Releases endorphins (the body’s natural feel-good chemicals)
• Improves immune function
• Lowers blood pressure
• Improves mood, resilience, and emotional regulation

In short—laughter heals the body, steadies the mind, and lightens the heart.

🤝 Why laughter matters in community:
Laughter brings people together in a way almost nothing else can. It:
• Breaks down walls
• Builds trust
• Creates shared moments of connection
• Reminds us we’re not alone

In recovery, those shared laughs often become the glue that bonds a house, turns strangers into family, and helps people stay when things get hard.

✨ Because recovery isn’t about being perfect—it’s about being human.
And sometimes being human means laughing at ourselves, at life, and at the miracle that we’re still here trying.

💬 Quote to carry with you:
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” — Victor Borge

🏡 We currently have beds available and would love to welcome anyone looking for a supportive, faith-centered, recovery-focused community where joy is allowed and laughter is encouraged.

📞 Reach out to April Parker—who definitely laughs every day—at 980-425-9135 to learn more.

Because healing happens better together… and it happens even better when we can laugh along the way. 💙

12/15/2025

“When you leave everything in God’s hands, eventually you’ll see God’s hand in everything.” 🤍

That mindset is at the very heart of what we practice every day at Recovery Residences of the Carolinas—not just believing, but surrendering… and then watching life change one faithful step at a time.

Step One reminds us of the truth we can’t dodge forever:
We are powerless over addiction and alcoholism, and when we live out of selfishness, self-centeredness, and old survival behaviors, our lives become unmanageable. That admission isn’t defeat—it’s the doorway to freedom.

And once we’re honest about what we can’t fix on our own, we become ready for Step Two:
That we are in need of a Power greater than ourselves—One who can restore us to sanity, steady our hearts, and teach us a new way to live.

In our homes, residents don’t just “stay sober”—they diligently work a 12-Step program, experience the joys and accountability of sponsorship, and learn how to live in the solution through service and community. That daily practice builds something real:
✅ stability in the short-term
✅ spiritual and emotional growth in the long-term
✅ healthier relationships, new habits, and lasting purpose

Because when we stop trying to control everything and start trusting God with the next right thing… we begin to see His hand—everywhere. 🙏

If you or someone you love wants to learn more about our community and current availability, reach out to:
April Parker | 980-425-9135 📲

12/14/2025

In recovery, growth isn’t measured only by what we know or what we say—it’s revealed in how we live and how we give. As we heal, God expands our hearts and teaches us that generosity isn’t just about resources, but about time, love, patience, service, and showing up for others.

At Recovery Residences of the Carolinas, we believe that true transformation happens when faith turns into action. When we give freely—without expectation—we discover that we are no longer lacking, but living in abundance. This is how we strengthen our recovery and help light the way for the next person who is still suffering.

If you or someone you love is seeking a new way of life, we currently have male and female beds available.
📞 Reach out to April Parker at 980-425-9135 to learn more.

12/12/2025

At Recovery Residences of the Carolinas, we remind our residents that this new way of life doesn’t come with a full map—sometimes you truly don’t know what the next step is. And that’s where faith comes in.

Recovery is learning how to step out anyway… to take action you’ve never taken before… to do the next right thing even when you can’t see the whole picture. When we stay present, embrace the unknown, and walk through challenges one decision at a time, something beautiful happens: miracles start showing up in ordinary days.

If you’re waiting to feel “ready,” you might be waiting forever. But if you’re willing to be willing, God can do more with your obedience than you could ever do with your fear.

✨ Recovery Quote:
“Faith in recovery is doing the next right thing without needing to know the whole plan—because the miracle is in the action.”

🏠 Male & Female beds available now
Call or text April Parker at 980-425-9135 to learn more and take the next step.

12/11/2025

Recovery is about finding out who you are before the world told you who you were. 💙

At Recovery Residences of the Carolinas, we build our homes and our culture around that idea. So many of us came into recovery wearing labels: “not enough,” “too much,” “failure,” “hopeless,” “broken.” Somewhere along the way, we started to believe those lies were our identity.

In our homes, we focus on peeling those labels off and discovering who God truly created us to be: worthy, loved, capable, and called to a new way of life.

🧩 What this looks like in a recovery-based lifestyle with us:
• Living in a community of fellows who “get it” and are walking the same road.
• Working a 12-step program together — not just talking about recovery, but living it day in and day out.
• Learning how to show up honest, accountable, and real — even when it’s uncomfortable.
• Rediscovering our character: integrity, compassion, responsibility, and service to others.
• Practicing simple daily actions: making our bed, going to meetings, checking our motives, making amends, and praying for God’s will — not ours.
• Finding out that we are not our past, our mistakes, or our addiction. We are children of God with a purpose.

In our residences, you don’t have to figure it all out alone. You get to grow, heal, and become who you really are one day at a time, surrounded by people who are doing the same work right beside you.

If you or someone you love is ready to start this journey and wants to know more about our program and available beds, please call:

📞 April Parker – 980-425-9135

There is a version of you the world hasn’t met yet — and recovery is how you find them. 🌱💛

12/10/2025

In a world that can feel so lonely in addiction, there is something holy about being in a home full of people who truly “get it.” 💚

Tonight at Recovery Residences of the Carolinas, we’re slowing down long enough to build community and get into the holiday spirit together — hanging stockings, decorating the tree, laughing, sharing stories, and feeling that quiet peace that only comes from living one day at a time, sober. 🎄✨

Our homes are built on the founding principles of recovery, and the holidays give our residents a beautiful opportunity to practice those principles:
• Choosing connection instead of isolation
• Gratitude instead of self-pity
• Service instead of selfishness

For someone in recovery, being able to celebrate the holidays clean and sober in a safe, loving home is more than just “festive” — it’s a miracle. It means waking up without shame. It means hearing genuine laughter in the living room instead of chaos. It means knowing you’re not alone, and that you’re part of something bigger than yourself.

The 12 steps don’t just give us a joyous spirit; they also give us a giving spirit. As a house, we come together this season with hearts full of hope — remembering those who are still sick and suffering and praying that someone who needs recovery will find it today. There is always a seat open for the next person who is ready. 💫

If you or someone you love is looking for a safe, recovery-focused home and a community to walk this journey with, we would love to talk with you.
📞 Call April Parker at 980-425-9135 to learn more about Recovery Residences of the Carolinas and current openings.

You don’t have to do this alone. There is a place for you. 🕊️

12/09/2025

“You can’t go through a single day without having an impact on the world around you.” – Jane Goodall 🌍💛

At Recovery Residences of the Carolinas, we take this truth to heart. In active addiction, so many of us lived a self-motivated existence—driven by selfishness, self-centeredness, and self-will. In recovery, we’re learning a new way: to have a positive and purposeful impact on the people and world around us, one day at a time.

In our homes, we believe that we keep what we have only by giving it away. Through simple daily acts of service—checking on a housemate, sharing experience, strength, and hope, helping with chores, rides, meetings, and encouragement—our residents learn what true fellowship and service really look like. 🤝

Living in a recovery residence is a different standard of living. It’s not just about staying sober; it’s about learning what God’s will is for our lives and asking Him for the power to carry that out in the middle of a supportive, faith-filled community. We grow together, pray together, and show up for each other—because none of us are meant to do this alone.

There is truly no place like this right here. 💙
If you or a loved one are interested in learning more, please reach out to April Parker at 980-425-9135 today. Your impact—and your new life—can start now. 🙏✨

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