“I do my best to help others that struggle with this disease by sharing my experience with them so they can see that there is hope and a better way of life for them if they are willing to do the work.”
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“For the first time in my entire life, I felt seen. I felt heard.”
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“We all want change, but the change starts with us creating a different life where we become productive instead of self-destructive.”
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“Recovery isn’t easy. On the contrary, it’s just the opposite. However when I think about how far I’ve come from an insecure thirteen-year-old filled with self-hatred to an independent young adult proudly living her truth, there isn’t a doubt in my mind that it’s worth it.”
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“Every morning, I promise to my son that I will try and stay strong and be brave. I hope by standing here today I’m showing you that bravery and if anyone sitting here needs it I hope I am offering that hope because without hope and belief that change is possible, there is nothing.”
“When I heard the news that Demi Lovato had overdosed I immediately stopped and a heaviness came over me.”
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“I remember my first drink. I was 18, having recently graduated from high school. On a dreary summer night in June, my friends and I gathered at a lake house and played card games while I had my first ever alcoholic drink.”
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“Contrary to popular belief, the people you see as ‘sick’ are among the strongest humans alive.”
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“I’ve never met anybody in recovery who regrets recovery.”
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“We just want somebody to listen. We just want somebody to validate what we’re feeling.”
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