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For anybody out there that’s struggling: You don’t have to live like that anymore. At one point in time I wanted to die. I wanted to kill myself. I tried to kill myself, and everybody kept telling me, "Your kids will be 18 one day and they deserve to have a sober parent." I’m so grateful for that today.
Megen -
I am a grateful recovering alcoholic and addict. That is not my identity today. Today, I'm a father. Today, I’m a husband. Today, I'm able to be a son to my mother and my father. I get to live life in a way that I’ve never been able to experience before.
Joe Young -
I hope that anybody listening that's still suffering—if you need anything, reach out to me. This is what keeps me sober is by helping other people. I cannot keep what I have if I don't give it away.
Bernard Slater Jr. -
My stepmom said, last week, “If you get through this quarantine thing without using, I’m really gonna start thinking that you might not.” And I was like, “Don’t say that!” She was like, “I cannot believe all the things that you have endured.” There really have been a lot, but my life is so awesome. I’ve put in a lot of work. I’ve never stopped.
Rachel Thaxton -
It’s not gonna be just the recovery people that fix this or just the lawmakers that fix this. We’re gonna have to do it together. Some walls need to come down on every side of things. And spark some compassion out there, amongst all of us, and listen to each other. And then, you know, I really think we’ll come out of this.
Shanna McClure -
Everything fits inside of my recovery because when I'm doing what's right in the recovery process, all of those things just flow. I'm a better employee, I'm a better father, I'm a better husband when my focus is on my relationship with God.
Terry Danielson -
We have to share our stories; even if it helps one, it’s worth it.
Paula Settle -
I strongly feel that people in recovery are heroes, and Greg was my hero.
Denise Hanson -
I think my place is in the meeting rooms. To hear somebody talk, to me, is to know that I'm not alone in this.
Kelly -
And that treatment center showed me compassion and love, which in then turn I was able to show compassion and love. And from that point there was peace in my heart.
Drew O'Connell -
Each year, I've shared my story with my students and will continue to do so. It's a sad reality, but many of them personally know someone in active addiction. When I disclose my experience to them, they now know someone in recovery.
Nick Roberts -
You get sober to go do things and hang out and . . . to have a life.
Ryan C. -
For me to truly understand in my heart and know that recovery is real I think is more of a personal recognition of a difference in myself. And just to be surrounded by guys, their eyes open up, the light comes on, and they’re able to come up out of that same gutter that I was in.
Jason -
I’m learning to live life on life’s terms again.
Amy -
Recovery has to be real. You can feel it, you can see it, you can experience it. Recovery is my life today and, hopefully, for the rest of my life.
Steven
