Samson Gets Its First House! In its mission to support the health and growth of the Samson Society, the nonprofit organization Samson House has long dreamed of setting up homes where members who are temporarily separated from their families can support each other through early recovery. The first step in that effort has finally been …
Ask an Expert By Eli Machen, MA, MSW, LCSW The term “Show-up” refers to how we are to engage and live in relationships in general and, most importantly, with our loved ones. The word means to live with those we seek an intimate relationship with, in truth, authenticity, honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, dependability, and reliability. In other words, …
Ask an Expert By Kaka Ray, MSFT, BCN When we are triggered by conflict and become disregulated (sometimes called “flipping our lid”) it is very common for us drop into one of our younger parts. You can quickly assess whether you are reacting from your inner wounded child by asking yourself three basic questions. READ MORE Have …
Ask an Expert: What is the Main Reason for Recovery? By Jim Cress, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, Certified Multiple Addictions Therapist, Certified Parter Trauma Therapist (IITAP) There are a number of crucial questions when it comes to people in recovery. Some of these ponderings are more shallow, while others are deeper. If you think …
Ask an Expert: How Do I Have “That” Talk? By Roane Hunter, LPC, CSAT-S, CMAT-S As a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and a Clinical Associate with the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists it is surprising to me how many parents avoid the critical responsibility of imparting a whole, healthy Christian understanding …
Registering Local Meeting & Members Over the last couple of years, Samson Society has grown exponentially! But in the process, some in-person meetings have started up while others have sadly become casualties to the pandemic. If you host an in-person meeting, please take a moment to register the meeting through Samson Society so that other …
We Have Merch! We are excited to announce that Samson Society now has a merchandise store with items ranging from drinkware to apparel and accessories. Visit the store today and show your Pirate Monk pride! Don’t see what you want? More items will be added to the store soon, so drop us a line to let us know what …
Share Your Samson Story Nate Larkin is working on the second edition of Samson and the Pirate Monks. This revised and expanded edition will feature dozens of real stories contributed by members of the Samson Society. Nate is looking for brothers who are willing to add their own redemption story to the collection. Here are the …
WE DID IT! In the last two months of 2021 Samson Society raised $67,314.25 in unique contributions, matching and going beyond the Challenge Match of $65,000. That’s a combined $132,314.25 toward advancing the mission of Samson Society world-wide. When told of the milestone, our founder, Nate Larkin, exclaimed, “beautiful!” That says it all – the …