RISE Magazine Issue 4

RISE Magazine Issue 4: Family & Forgiveness — because getting sober is only half the work. The other half is facing the people you hurt along the way, and that half doesn't come with a manual. Until now.

The feature story, "The Porch Light," traces a long drive home, the night before, the Tuesdays that followed, a setback, and the recipe that finally brought everyone back to the same table. It's the kind of story that feels familiar because most of us have lived some version of it.

This issue tackles the hardest hellos: how to ask for forgiveness without making it about you, how to earn trust back in inches, and how to love family members who aren't ready to forgive yet. Honest, practical, and full of hope, these pages speak to anyone rebuilding the relationships that matter most — whether you're the one asking for forgiveness or the one learning how to give it. Healing a family takes time, patience, and showing up over and over. This issue will walk with you through it, one porch light at a time.