My name is Heather and my recovery date is August 30th 2015. I am an artist and a person in recovery from all mind altering substances. While in active addiction, I lost my light along with everything and everyone I loved. I put my mind body and spirit through the dark until I...

Today, I turn 37. It’s the third birthday I’ve celebrated in recovery, and I’m so grateful to be able to share it with the amazing community I’ve found. You guys are the best gift I could possibly ask for. When I reached out for help, you were there. When I shared my worries and...

When we had our children - we never dreamed we would be here. Four sons: we knew that we would be busy with school, sports, family holidays, and birthdays to share each milestone. Some years up the road, our oldest son started his journey into substance use. It's been a 13 year...

I am often asked to share my experience, strength and hope to the newcomer. Of course, my story is filled with what most addicts and alcoholics face in their downward spiral; jails, and institutions. I also faced death in 2006 as I was admitted into intensive care in a coma. My...

Hi my name is David and I'm a person in long-term recovery. What that means for me is I have not used alcohol or other drugs since January 31 of 2009 and because of that I am vital to my community. Today I have an amazing family and a great life. I have gone from dealing dope to...

Just after midnight on November 11, 2016, our only child, our beautiful 22 year old daughter, Cassidy, died. Her boyfriend found her face down in the bathroom, with a needle in her arm. We thought it was a heroin overdose, but the medical examiner later confirmed the cause of...

As I look back, I lament the days I wasted due to the alcohol and drugs. It was too many days. And it continued for way too many years! My lifestyle at the time consisted of weekly binges on the alcohol and drugs. I’d be out of it for days. Then I’d take a few days to dry out,...

I am 39 years old and was raised in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. My mom and dad divorced when I was seven years old and I stayed with my mom and my two sisters. My mother raised us in the church and in the ways of the Lord. At the age of eight, I was baptized in the Holy Spirit and...

I am a 38 year old alcoholic and addict. It took me 22 years to finally surrender and turn my will and life over to a power greater than drugs or alcohol, or any human power for that matter. I grew up most of my life in Cleveland, Ohio. In an alcoholic, addict family. Oldest of...