Take Life-Changing Steps Toward a Better Future

STEPS provides life-changing, practical tools to help individuals, parents and organizations prevent struggles before they start, build resilience and create lasting transformation. With simple, evidence-based steps, you can improve your emotional well-being, strengthen relationships and find hope for a better future.

Millions of people struggle with stress, unhealthy habits and life challenges—often feeling lost, alone or without support. Half of all families face behavioral health issues, yet 90% of those who need help don’t get it. STEPS exists to change that.

By using proven, life-enhancing strategies, STEPS helps individuals develop practical life skills, parents create healthier family dynamics and organizations provide evidence-based resources that truly make a difference. Whether you’re looking to prevent struggles before they start, improve emotional well-being or build stronger relationships, you’re not alone. The right steps can change everything.

Your Path to Positive change starts here.

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why it works

Proven Strategies. Real-Life Impact.

Creating a better life doesn’t have to be complicated. STEPS provides practical, evidence-based guidance that has helped millions of people overcome challenges, build resilience and find a deeper sense of peace and purpose. These simple, repeatable steps can help you move forward with confidence—one day at a time.

Explore Proven Resources – Get tools designed to support personal growth, parenting success and community well-being.
Take the Next Right Steps – Learn simple, research-backed techniques that have worked for generations.
See Real Change – Strengthen habits, relationships and emotional well-being with strategies that work in everyday life.

“Your next step is the most important step.”
— Anonymous

Lives Are Being Transformed Here’s How

STEPS is making a real difference in real lives. Hear from individuals, parents and community partners who have used these resources to overcome struggles, strengthen their families and create meaningful, lasting change.

Testimonials

Best Investment

This seminar was the best investment of time I have made recently, and I can recommend this session to other parents without hesitation.

Great Understanding

Great understanding of the pressures my child may be facing, how he may seek relief from pain, and how I can be aware and come alongside if destructive behaviors take over his life.

Wonderful Message

This is the beginning of the spread of a powerful, wonderful message, not just for folks in the middle of dangerous addiction, but even for the parent who does not fear this for their child.

So Much Insight

Highly recommend this to everyone - so much insight and great information regarding addiction and the heart journey for all those touched by addiction

Practical Wisdom

Steve leads his talk from a position of brokenness and humility. He imports practical wisdom and insights from his life experience.

Extremely Helpful

Steve sharing his family’s story with such honesty and humility was a true blessing to me. The information on how to parent in such a way as to hopefully prevent our children from going down this path of addiction was extremely helpful!

So relatable

This seminar helped me by giving me insight for my son, and Steve’s personal examples made it so relatable. Thank you for sharing from your heart.

Helpful Seminar

It would be a helpful seminar for a parent in any stage of their children’s lives. I appreciated the challenge, the encouragement, and the practical help.

Loved it

Loved the orientation toward grace and the personal stories related to the material. Thank you for caring enough to share your story to help others.

Excellent Material

Excellent specific material. Love the focus on the positives that prevent and build the life we would want. Loved the willingness to share your heart - was touched by your tears. Loved the honesty and the material that showed value of the difficult journey.

Informative and Practical

It was very informative and practical. It gave me a lot to think about and intentional ways to be a better parent.

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resources

From our blog

How to Prevent Addiction (Part 3)

Steve Ward

If your car is spinning out of control, there are driving techniques to help you avoid a crash. But wouldn’t it be better to prevent the skid from happening in the first place?

How to Prevent Addiction (Part 2)

Steve Ward

Addiction is like a car crash. It can harm or kill the driver and hurt anyone else along for the ride. The good news is that, with the right driving techniques, we can be trained on how to avoid a crash.

How to Prevent Addiction (Part 1)

Steve Ward

You’re cruising along, oblivious to the danger ahead. Suddenly, you’re spinning out of control, and the lives of you and those with you hang in the balance. Would it have been helpful to have a driver's manual?

Easy-to-Use Resources to Help You Take the Next Step

Change happens when you have the right tools. STEPS offers practical, real-world guidance in a format that fits your life—whether you prefer quick videos, deep-dive books or expert-backed articles. Every resource is designed to be simple to access, easy to apply and proven to make a difference.

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