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I'm writing to let you know that you are not alone.

Leanna Woodhouse
I’m very transparent about what I’ve endured in life and the obstacles that I’ve overcome. I’m not ashamed of it. Everything that I’ve been through in life prepared me for who I am today and who I’m going to be.

Keira Moore Majeed
There’s a lot of freedom in knowing that I can get up, function and get through my day without having to rely on having something or enough of something to be able to make it through the day. That, to me, is true freedom, and I am thankful for it every single day. We do recover.

Cassidy
The biggest thing that I've learned in my recovery is that everything I've done, the good, the bad, the ugly and the in-between, has got me where I'm at right now.

Bailey
I never thought I could have a life happy without drugs, but I very much do. I really got down to what makes me, me. I truly found myself and learned how to be happy in my own skin.

DeShawna Hatcher
You can’t lift anybody up by putting them down because they already feel that way. They need to know they are worth it. They are worthy.

Edna
I was really resistant at first, not listening to anything or trying anything another way, but I have acceptance today. I have worked on my anger issues. I’m more responsible today. I am active in all the programs I’m in. I feel like I’ve come a long way from nine months ago when I first got down here.

Brittany Hughes
Yes it affected me, but it did not break me.

Olivia Marie
It is the little things, you know. If it weren't for making a point to recognize the little things and finding purpose in helping people, I probably wouldn't be here, and not here as in work. I wouldn't be here at all, as in on this Earth.

Kandi Workman
I lost a piece of me there but have found so much more in my healing since leaving.

MK
I’ve gained so much back, and I’m just really grateful for it.

Jenn
I can say that my recovery family is amazing and very supportive. And I know that if I continue to do the next right thing, that’s the best thing I can do to build back the relationships that I damaged so much in the past.

Amber
I’m still growing, but I do not fight addiction anymore. It’s been conquered in the blood of Jesus and through my testimony.

Paul Bell
I am proud of who I have become. I am proud of being an active member of society. I have a job now. I’ve served meals at the city mission as a reminder of where I don’t want to put myself again.

Anonymous
If I didn’t share my story for the next person who was walking in my shoes, people might forget to dream, to have hope, to have friends. I used to push everybody out. Now, I want those things.

Anonymous
I just feel like anything you go through in addiction can be overcome with recovery. They always say that your best day in addiction is still worse than your worst day in recovery, because it’s still a bad day. And I had to forgive myself, I had to ask for forgiveness from others, but you can overcome it and everything does get better.

Brook
What we go through makes us the people we are today. It turns us into strong people. You can be open and not regret what you’ve been through. It’s important to talk about your struggles and work the steps. You can be free again.

Anonymous
I have so much freedom in my life today, and I'm genuinely happy. I'm able to be a mom. I'm able to be a friend. I'm able to be a girlfriend. I'm able to be a daughter, a sister, a niece, a granddaughter; I'm able to be all of those things today. And if it wasn't for God, and the fellowship of AA, and these steps and my sponsor and everything, I wouldn't have all of this.

Jessica S.
I've now achieved seven years in recovery and it has been a major blessing beyond anything I could've imagined when I was hopeless—drowning in despair, guilt, and shame. I began feeling peace, hope, and pure joy. The changes I experienced fueled a desire of giving hope and sharing with others the miracle of recovery that God blessed me with.

Karen Dominick
I don’t know where I’ll end up just yet, but I know it’s a good long-term goal to complete school and get my degree. The one person I got really close to in the program here showed me how important and valuable education is. It can be a tool to give back eventually, and the higher the degree I get, the more opportunities there will be to give back.

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I'm writing to let you know that you are not alone.

I’m very transparent about what I’ve endured in life and the obstacles that I’ve overcome. I’m not ashamed of it. Everything that I’ve been through in life prepared me for who I am today and who I’m going to be.

There’s a lot of freedom in knowing that I can get up, function and get through my day without having to rely on having something or enough of something to be able to make it through the day. That, to me, is true freedom, and I am thankful for it every single day. We do recover.

The biggest thing that I've learned in my recovery is that everything I've done, the good, the bad, the ugly and the in-between, has got me where I'm at right now.

I never thought I could have a life happy without drugs, but I very much do. I really got down to what makes me, me. I truly found myself and learned how to be happy in my own skin.

You can’t lift anybody up by putting them down because they already feel that way. They need to know they are worth it. They are worthy.

Yes it affected me, but it did not break me.

It is the little things, you know. If it weren't for making a point to recognize the little things and finding purpose in helping people, I probably wouldn't be here, and not here as in work. I wouldn't be here at all, as in on this Earth.

I lost a piece of me there but have found so much more in my healing since leaving.

I’ve gained so much back, and I’m just really grateful for it.

I can say that my recovery family is amazing and very supportive. And I know that if I continue to do the next right thing, that’s the best thing I can do to build back the relationships that I damaged so much in the past.

I’m still growing, but I do not fight addiction anymore. It’s been conquered in the blood of Jesus and through my testimony.

I am proud of who I have become. I am proud of being an active member of society. I have a job now. I’ve served meals at the city mission as a reminder of where I don’t want to put myself again.

If I didn’t share my story for the next person who was walking in my shoes, people might forget to dream, to have hope, to have friends. I used to push everybody out. Now, I want those things.

What we go through makes us the people we are today. It turns us into strong people. You can be open and not regret what you’ve been through. It’s important to talk about your struggles and work the steps. You can be free again.

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