Empowering women for lifetime recovery through inpatient, outpatient, and re-entry services God loves. God forgives. All women can be whole and complete.
The Next Door Recovery's operations are based on the following core values:
Wholeness
We believe that women are not defined by their past decisions. God has a plan and purpose for every woman’s life that is abundantly good. Hope
We believe hope and healing is within reach for all women. Community
We believe community is essential to sustain lifetime recovery. We are building a healthy community in which our women are contributing members of society. We need one another. We care for one another. We will teach women how to build their own healthy communities. Respect
We believe each woman deserves respect from us and from each other. Every woman can learn to respect herself and others. Encouragement
We believe that our words and actions should build one another up. We inspire one another with love and good deeds. Faith
We believe all women are made in the image and likeness of God. We welcome all people, and all will be cared for with Christ-centered principles. Love
We believe that all women are worthy of love. We demonstrate what love looks like, so our women learn to love themselves and love others in healthy ways.
02/27/2026
Still reflecting on the incredible conversation we shared at last week’s Sober Curious panel 🤍
We kicked off the panel with a packed room and a powerful discussion moderated by our Clinical Executive Director, Amanda Dunlap, exploring what it means to live with intention, curiosity, and freedom in our relationship with substances.
A heartfelt thank you to our amazing panelists — Jonea Marcellus, Kathleen Daily, Fawn Gentry, Christie McClintock, and Raniqua Maddox — for bringing such depth, wisdom, and compassion to a conversation that is resonating with so many.
We are so grateful to everyone who showed up, listened, asked thoughtful questions, and helped create a space of honesty and hope. The movement toward mindful, recovery-centered living is growing, and it was an honor to be in the room together. ✨
Keep an eye out for more opportunities to join this conversation soon!
02/26/2026
What a gift it is to anchor our security in something eternal, not temporary. In Christ, we are held, known, and secure. That’s a trade worth making every time.💜🙌
02/25/2026
Join us for Mahj for Good — a day of tiles, friends, and purpose.
Learn with Missy Mahjong at our beginner tables or jump into competitive play, all while supporting women at The Next Door Recovery. Every game played helps provide life-saving care and hope. Register using the link in our bio!
📍 David Lusk Gallery
📅 Thursday, March 5
Come for the mahjong. Stay for the mission. 💜
02/24/2026
Join us for a day of shopping with purpose 💙
We’re so grateful to partner with Veronica Beard Nashville for a special Giveback Event benefiting The Next Door Recovery. Shop the new collection on Tuesday, March 3 and 15% of proceeds will support women on their journey of healing and recovery.
🕚 11 AM–1 PM & 5–7 PM
📍 Hill Center Green Hills
Can’t make it in person? You can still shop March 2–8 by phone and mention TNDR at checkout to make an impact.
Every purchase helps open the next door to hope, healing, and a new beginning. ✨
02/23/2026
Did you know the cost of care for one woman in The Next Door Recovery’s inpatient treatment program is $17,800?
Join us Thursday, March 5 for a fun and meaningful day of mahjong at the David Lusk Gallery directly benefiting women in recovery in our community. There’s still space at our beginner tables led by Missy Mahjong, as well as our intermediate/advance tables for competitive open play. Learn more and reserve your seat (or table) for one of two playing sessions at the link in bio. And don’t forget – each seat purchased enters you in the chance to win a Dear Mahjong tile set!
Special thanks to our partners, , , , , , , , , , and for helping to make this day of purposeful play possible.
02/20/2026
Gold medals all around 🥇✨⛸️❄️
Last night our Young Professionals Board hosted a volunteer night full of joy, creativity, and connection. Our women cheered on the Women’s Figure Skating Finals at the Milan Olympics, crafted their own gold medals, and enjoyed popsicles and soft drinks together — and the celebration got even sweeter when Team USA took home the gold 🇺🇸
Moments like these remind us that recovery is not just about healing — it’s about rediscovering joy, community, and the feeling of winning in your own life.
Huge thank you to our YP Board for creating a night our clients won’t forget 💛
02/19/2026
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
— Ephesians 4:2–3 🤍
Today’s Thursday Devotional from our Clinical Executive Director, Amanda Dunlap, reminds us that recovery—and the Sober Curious journey—begins with humility, gentleness, and compassion for ourselves and others.
To be sober curious is not to label or judge, but to slow down, listen, and explore our relationship with substances in a space rooted in grace. When we lead with patience and love, we create room for healing, honest conversation, and meaningful connection.
As we gathered for today’s Sober Curious Panel, this is the spirit we carried with us:
✨ humility over shame
✨ gentleness over judgment
✨ love over fear
02/17/2026
A huge thank you to for spotlighting Mahj for Good on the news and for bringing her incredible energy (and expertise!) to our event in support of the women of The Next Door Recovery.
Whether you’re brand new to the game or a seasoned player, Missy will be leading our beginner tables and making Mahjong fun, welcoming, and meaningful for everyone.
Join us for a day of play with a purpose on Thursday, March 5 — every tile helps provide life-saving treatment for women in recovery.
02/13/2026
“Sober Curious” is a growing movement that encourages individuals to explore their relationship with alcohol and substances without labels or pressure.
Join The Next Door Recovery Thursday, Feb. 19 from 1-2:30 p.m., for a Sober Curious Panel. This free, moderated conversation will be a warm and welcoming space for learning, reflection, and connection with other women in our community interested in exploring the benefits of sobriety for the mind, body, and spirit.
Space is limited – sign up through the link in bio.
02/11/2026
So grateful to stand alongside our partners at TAADAS for Day on the Hill this week.
Our Executive Director Rachel Morris, Clinical Executive Director Amanda Dunlap, and Director of Admissions Kristen Lonigan spent the day meeting with legislators to advocate for policies and funding that strengthen substance use treatment across Tennessee.
As proud members of TAADAS (Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug & Other Addiction Services), we are honored to join providers from across the state in elevating the voices of the women and families we serve. Advocacy is part of the work — because access to treatment, recovery support, and compassionate care should never be out of reach.
02/09/2026
Join us for a fun and meaningful day of Mahjong supporting women at The Next Door Recovery. Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned player, there’s a seat at the table for you.
Each session includes:
🀄 8 beginner tables with
🀄 17 intermediate/advanced tables
🎁 Every ticket purchased enters you in a giveaway to win a beautiful set ($425 value)
🛍 Pop-up shopping with , , &
💛 Seats: $250 | Tables: $1,000
Only 25 tables per round — space is limited!
Gather friends. Learn something new. Play for a purpose.
👉 Reserve your spot at the link in our bio!
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In the Spring of 2002, a small group of women from First Baptist Church Nashville, calling themselves the Wild Group of Praying Women, were interested in the use of a vacant building in downtown Nashville. They began meeting to discuss and pray about ways to use this building to serve the less fortunate. A community survey of over thirty government and private agencies revealed that one of the largest unmet needs in Middle Tennessee was in the area of transitional housing and services for women ex-offenders.
Discussions with the landlord of the building led to an agreement to lease the facility to the newly formed agency, which was formally incorporated as the Downtown Ministry Center on March 4, 2003. By November 2003, the agency had received tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.
Founders designed a Residential Transitional Program to address the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of women coming from incarceration. The nonprofit came to be known as “The Next Door” after organizers met with a local warden. He explained that when a woman had paid her dues to society and was ready for release, she would come to “ROLL UP ONE” – a huge, intimidating door that literally rolled open to allow her to walk out to freedom. All too often, the heartbreaking story then followed the same pattern. Too many women went directly back to old neighborhoods, so called “friends”, and addiction, and then returned to incarceration within months, if not weeks. The warden said, “It’s called recidivism.”
The heart of the founders’ work came together in that moment. We would pick women up at “Roll Up One” and offer them “The Next Door” to a new home, real friends, and the opportunity to experience a fresh start. “The Next Door” would offer women HOPE!
In November 2006 the legal name of the organization was officially changed to The Next Door, Inc.
At its new, state-of-the-art facility off of Charlotte Ave. in Nashville, The Next Door provides services to women who are impacted by addiction, mental illness, trauma and/or incarceration. In recognition of the common need among residents for mental health and addiction counseling, The Next Door provides an integrated model to address the co-occurring disorders. A professional team of counselors, case managers, nurse practitioners, masters level social work interns, mentors, and job coaches complete the staff to provide comprehensive coverage to residents’ needs. Services provided include Medically Monitored Detoxification, Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programs, Intensive Outpatient Programs, Outpatient Programs and Family Services.
