Rincon Recovery Resources

02/18/2026

"I'm a Pickle"
I found this in one of my old journals from 1990.

I was 19 years old, sitting in a 5:30 pm AA meeting at the Smokehouse in Statesboro, GA. My whole life was ahead of me. College student. Future unwritten. Possibilities everywhere.

And I asked the question:

“How do I know I’m an alcoholic?

"Maybe I can go back to drinking like I used to when I first started.
Maybe it won’t become every day.
Maybe I can control it.
I won't drink liquor.
Maybe it won’t get that bad.”

I was bargaining.
Negotiating.
Hoping.

One of the old-timers, a retired professor from the University, looked at me calmly and said something I have never forgotten:
“Once a pickle, you can never go back to being a cucumber.”
That was it.
Simple. Direct. Unarguable.
A cucumber can become a pickle. But a pickle cannot become a cucumber again.
Something changes. Permanently.
Not just in addiction—but in awareness.
Once you see clearly, you cannot unsee.
Once you cross certain lines, you cannot uncross them.
Once you grow, you cannot truly return to who you were before you knew what you know now.

I didn’t fully understand it at 19.
But I understand it now.

I’ve used that one-liner throughout my career, with clients, and in my own life.
Not as a statement of limitation—but as a statement of truth.
It reminds me that growth changes us.
Healing changes us.
Awareness changes us.
And sometimes the greatest freedom comes not from trying to go back—but from accepting who you’ve become.
At 19 years old, I thought he was taking something away from me.
What I know now is—he was showing me the freedom that has been possible in my life.
I'm a pickle ;) Thank You Dave R.

02/16/2026

Something very simple to remember on this President's Day “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are" ~Teddy Roosevelt

02/14/2026

❤️Be Your Own Valentine❤️

02/10/2026

Twenty years ago, when we began the journey with Rincon Recovery Resources, my hope was simple: to make a difference in our community. To bring "Counseling Close to Home" in Effingham County for individuals and families who were ready to change their lives—but needed a place that felt safe, accessible, and rooted in compassion.

What I could not have imagined then is how deeply this work would grow, not just in years, but in relationships.

I have been profoundly blessed by the clients who trusted me with their stories, the contracts that allowed us to serve more people, the coworkers and employees who showed up with integrity and heart, the professional relationships that strengthened the work, and the long-time friends who believed in this vision from the beginning.

As we transitioned from brick-and-mortar to virtual services, one thing remained constant: trust. Referrals continued. Connections deepened. The foundation we built together held strong—because it was never just about a location, but about showing up with consistency, ethics, and care.

Over the years, we’ve adapted our services to meet the changing needs of our community—because healing is not static, and neither is the work. Growth requires listening, learning, and being willing to evolve.

To every person who has trusted this practice, referred a friend, collaborated, worked alongside me, or supported this mission in quiet or visible ways—Thank YOU! Your trust has been the greatest honor of my career.

Here’s to 20 years of service, resilience, and connection—and to continuing this work with humility, gratitude, and hope for what’s ahead.💛

02/07/2026

I may not always know what I want, but I know what I do not want 😉

02/06/2026

We are currently accepting new clients for virtual counseling and coaching services. AnisaGrantham.com Anisa Grantham, LPC, MAC
We also offer mental health evaluations, bariatric pre-surgical psychosocial evaluations, and substance abuse assessments. Evening and weekend appointments are available. Call today 305-912-HOPE !

02/05/2026

Everything we have experienced has prepared us for this moment Right Now ! Live it and Enjoy!

02/03/2026

Jumped on the ChatGPT trend …
"Healing doesn’t require a fixed address… just the right support."

✨ Telehealth
✨ Bariatric Health
✨ Emotional Wellness/ Recovery
✨ Real life
✨ Real work
✨ Real healing

02/02/2026

02/01/2026

02/01/2026

Recovery reminds me to Have Fun and Live the Life You Choose! Growing up in Connecticut we had the best backyard for sledding. With our recent snow day I found a few small hills and for an instant I went from being 55 to a giddy little kid xo memories flooded my eyes! Full-time RVer getting creative with "reflective gear" 🤣
Anisa Grantham, LPC, MAC

01/31/2026

There has been little mention of Rebecca White this week.
A 44- year old therapist, seeing clients at 9:00 pm, stabbed to death in her Orlando office.

Being a therapist means holding space for pain, trauma, and despair—often quietly, often without witnesses.

In a world where a 44-year-old therapist was recently murdered by a former client, it’s impossible not to pause and feel the weight of what we carry.

We do difficult work.
We sit with people in their most vulnerable, dysregulated, and fractured moments.
And we do this work in increasingly complex and strained times.

This is a reminder to check in on one another—as colleagues, as friends, as fellow humans.
To notice who might be holding too much alone.

To take safety seriously without letting fear define us. There were definitely nights I called my husband to meet me in the parking lot, or spent days at the firing range getting comfortable with my .38. Emotional and physical safety requires attention.

To honor the emotional and physical risks that are rarely named in our profession.

If you are a therapist reading this: you matter.
✨️ Your safety matters.
✨️ Your well-being matters.
✨️ You are not weak for feeling impacted by this—you are human.

Let’s keep looking out for one another.
❇️ Let’s keep talking.
❇️ Let’s keep caring—for our clients and for ourselves. 💜

A Florida therapist was stabbed to death at her office by her former client, who then fled and killed himself. Rebecca White, 44, had just finished a session with another client on Jan. 19 when Michael Smith, 39, arrived at her Orlando office and demanded to see her.