STEPS Stories on Preventing Substance Abuse
“STEPS Stories” are true accounts of real people. Most stories are naturally encouraging and inspiring, but others can break your heart. I know they break mine.
Steve Ward
STEPS Stories on Helping Hurting Families
Trials create fear, but they can lead to transformation and hope. Those painful experiences gave me a special connection with parents of teenagers who are struggling.
Life Skills Training for Underserved and At-Risk Youth
Across Alabama, and particularly in Birmingham’s underserved communities, there is a growing crisis among disadvantaged youth.
Terrell’s Story: Steps to a New Future for Teenagers
Terrell is a nice-looking 15-year-old with a glint in his eye and a quick wit. He comes across as sharp and interesting as he talks about his ideas and dreams. But that first impression is the tip of an iceberg that is much different beneath the surface.
Trust Takes Training
What part of your life do you worry about? That brings sadness? Or makes you feel frustrated, lonely, or hopeless? Which of your numbing-to-escape habits makes life worse rather than better? What negative thoughts haunt you at night?
Is It Okay to Drink?
Is it okay to drink alcohol? Yes, it is okay. As long as you read the rest of this article and thoughtfully consider all it says.
Learning New Life Improvement Steps
Listen to the podcast version Watch a 1-minute summary video Many ideas commonly accepted in these modern times are wrong. And, too often, what people think “feels okay” in the… Read More »Learning New Life Improvement Steps
What Every Grown Up Needs to Hear
Sometimes the best way to be there for others and serve as an example is by being real about our own life even as we work to improve it. And by recognizing that to be the best mentor, friend, spouse, parent, or grandparent we can be, we need to be the best person we can be.
Dealing with Depression
We all feel blue at times. Occasionally, we may be sad for quite a while, especially when everything around us seems to be going wrong. Being depressed is more than that.
5 of the Best Ways to Relieve Stress
Do you want to better relieve your stress? We live in stressful times, and the data proves what many of us feel every day.