is a symbol of beauty, hope and transformation.
and embrace the joy and freedom of sobriety.
The Butterfly Way was created by women, for women.
We understand how difficult it can be to take care of ourselves. We know first-hand how the stress, pressure and pain in our lives can feel overwhelming. We know that true recovery requires a healthy mind, body and spirit.
At The Butterfly Way, we give our guests the time, space, and freedom to heal so they can emerge from the darkness and spread their wings.
Lori (The Butterfly Way), otherwise known as Mom, provides an environment of love, safety, structure and support allowing those with new sobriety to establish new healthy daily patterns and routines. She incorporates the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous in the house environment, and she also brings in services which greatly benefit the women living in the house, such as Al-Anon discussions/meetings, yoga, and personal fitness group classes, as well as speaker meetings, allowing the ladies to hear experience, strength and hope in others walking the path. Mentor, teacher, care-giver, cheerleader, she's a beautiful individual providing a beautiful service to those who want a better way of life.
It's hard to express my Gratitude to Lori and the Butterfly Way for the important and special part of my recovery journey. I would truly not be where I am today in my recovery without the time I spent at the BW. Lori is an amazing woman, incredibly hard working and committed to the success of the women who live at the Butterfly Way. The butterfly Way will always be a special part of me and Thank You is just not enough!
The Butterfly Way is a beautiful recovery home for mature women. Finding Lori and her home last year was a Godsend for me, exactly what I was looking for/needed that I didn’t know existed. I felt like I was “home” as soon as I arrived. The program, with all of its amenities, is outstanding. Lori is supportive and caring, and her passion for recovery from addiction is nonplussed!
When alcoholism had me in its grip Lori reached out her hand to me and offered to help. I have lived at The Butterfly Way for the past three months and have experienced unconditional love, nurturing, support and encouragement. My disease had me so isolated I forgot what it was like to experience connection with others. I have learned how important connection is in recovery. We attend A.A. meetings, practice yoga, weekly fitness classes and educational/process groups at The Butterfly Way and we do it all together. We share in celebrating sobriety milestones and we laugh a lot! It has made a huge difference in my recovery. I am grateful to Lori and The Butterfly Way for helping me change. The metamorphosis is real if you will allow it to happen. I will be a Butterfly forever. Thank you, Lori! Love you!
I met Lori at Maggie’s House (Sobriety House) in July 2013. She was volunteering to help other women alcoholics and would come to the house to discuss the 12 steps of AA through the Big Book. We would share with her our issues and she would teach us how to better our lives through learning and helping others. I asked her to become my sponsor in 2014 because she was the most influential members of AA, she wanted to help others and she didn't judge. I relapsed in March 2015. I felt like my life was over and I'd lost my children forever. Lori pulled me out of it, and got me back on track and back to meetings and step work!!! She has been a great sponsor, but most importantly, an amazing individual who gives back to others and wants to be apart of helping others with addictions. I’m not sure when she sleeps, but she still has time to text me every single morning. “Good Morning, Have a sober day!!" Her sobriety and knowledge of addiction will help so many.
Lori Lanpher has helped a lot of women get and stay sober. Her commitment to the 12 Steps of AA and to working with women who struggle, exceeds the norm. I have known her for over five years and am forever impressed by her willingness to to any lengths to carry the message of sobriety and recovery.
I watched Lori grow in her sobriety as I struggled with my own. I received the gift of desperation in December 2012, and Lori was among a small circle of women whom I admired, and I wanted what she had. When I realzed that my then-sponcer had done all that she could for me, I immediately turned to Lori. In true Lori fashion, she said YES! Happy, joyful and free to on a much deeper meaning for me from that point on. Although distance has come between us, I still consider her my innermost circle, and I continue to refer women struggling in the Dallas area to her. She is one of the most kind, humble, loving, charitable people I know, and my admiration for her grown with each new day.
Lori Lanpher has been a hugely important part of my recovery. From the day I stepped foot in Preston Group, she accepted me as her own, without so much as a blink of an eye.
Lori continues to text me every day and has made sure I know there is someone looking out for me. She is a true friend.
I have known Lori for 3 years. During that time I have watched her push through pain and show amazing growth on the other side. She has a passion for women and has a gift of nurturing firmly while loving women through the battles and wars of addiction and recovery. She is an amazing woman and has definitely found her purpose in "The Butterfly House"! Our world could use more women like Lori in it!!
I have been an addictions specialist for over 30 years and have worked with hundreds of individuals, children and families. Lori Lanpher stands out as one of the most inspiring clients with whom I have had the true privilege of knowing and walking beside. Because of Lori, I never give up on anyone. Her struggles, victories and her training serve to help a multitude of other women fighting the disease of addiction.
It's hard to express my gratitude to Lori and the The Butterfly Way for the important and special part of my recovery journey. I would truly not be where I am today in my recovery without the time I spent at the BW. Lori is an amazing woman, incredibly hard working and committed to the success of the women who live at the The Butterfly Way. The Butterfly Way will always be a special part of me and Thank You is just not enough!
The Butterfly Way is a sober living experience for mature women -- a serene, supportive environment where women embrace transformation. We offer a home away from home where women can focus on themselves and develop new coping and life skills.
To provide women with a safe and substance-free living environment. We promote recovery by fostering spiritual fulfillment, purpose, connection and community service.
The Butterfly Way offers an individualized recovery program focused on complete wellness – physical, emotional, and spiritual – exclusively designed for women ages 35 and up. Our guests can choose to return to their careers, or spend time focusing exclusively on their healing process. The Butterfly Way offers women options for flexibility and privacy that are not available at other sober living facilities, and experience first-class amenities in a safe and beautiful living space.
The image of the Marble Butterfly is incredibly important to us. Much like the butterfly, we encourage individual transformation from the inside out. As recovery is often a full metamorphosis, we are proud to embody such an inspirational image.
The butterfly symbolizes the journey of setting aside all that was known (fears, isolation, despair, old wounds) to encompass a transformation that gives us the freedom to spread our wings and fly. The marbles represent the individual's commitment to sobriety and are a joyful reminder that we never again want to "lose our marbles."