Alcoholism and Recovery
“Whatever comes out of the doors of life we stand a better chance if we stick together.”
“Whatever comes out of the doors of life we stand a better chance if we stick together.”
“If despair is a blackened room I want people to know that there is light in that darkness.”
“I’m now comfortable in my own skin and today I’m proud to say that I no longer live to just exist.”
“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.”
“For the first time in my entire life, I felt seen. I felt heard.”
“We all want change, but the change starts with us creating a different life where we become productive instead of self-destructive.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”