FIVE WHOLE DAMN YEARS
The first year I wanted to do something different. I wanted to make it to a year to show that I could…..
My little black dress
Just a little into sobriety, I purchased a little black dress. I bought it with excitement for the annual Purple and black dinner hosted by Kathy herself. The Jake Koenigsdorf foundation is doing all it can to educate, support, and save the suffering. This dress was to be worn to stand and tell my redemption …
Numbers….
1 day until I’ve been at my dream job 1 year 4 days until the end of an ass kicking semester 13 days post op from the BIGGEST scare of my life 20 days until I have 5 WHOLE DAMN YEARS clean 27 days ‘til I marry my best friend And during it all …. …
LosT & FounD
ThiS waS mE… When mY Mother was murdered, I dealT with iT.. I grieveD the loss of heR physical beinG, but was aT PeacE because she was with heR MakeR 🙏 But what came afteR, I waS unprepareD foR… losing mY soN to addictioN… watchinG him suffeR dailY… everY daY he fadeD more & more.. …
The Great Pretender
My story doesn’t start off sad. Quite the opposite, actually. As a matter of fact, if you were to list all of the things a kid could want or need to have a great childhood – mine would check all the boxes. * Big family? Check. The house I grew up in was the house …
Hopelessness–A feeling, not a place
People often ask me, “What made you stop using?” “What finally drove you into recovery?” They hear my story, and of course there are plenty of reasons to stop abusing drugs. “If I ended up in the hospital because of drugs, I would stop using too.” “If I got fired from my job, I would …
