REDUCING THE BARRIERS TO RECOVERY
The JKF rarely shows faces of people who we have helped, and I do not believe we have ever shown “before & after” photos.Why?We never want to label anyone.What anyone calls themselves is their business. Many agencies use such photos to elicit donations or followers. But, unfortunately, the long-term effect can be a label of …
Growing up, my family had many rituals. One was our dinner event.One child would set the table.The meal always started with a salad followed by a plate with appropriate portions of starch, protein, and vegetables. Dessert was available to those that finished everything on their plate.One child would clear the table and pack the dishwasher, …
This morning I woke up to take my son to the school so he can participate in the military appreciation parade. I didn’t complain that it was early because I GET to be there for him. I looked around my extremely messy (in my opinion) home and was thankful to have a home to clean. I …
Hurt – written by Trent ReznorI hurt myself todayTo see if I still feelI focus on the painThe only thing that’s realThe needle tears a holeThe old familiar stingTry to kill it all awayBut I remember everythingWhat have I become?My sweetest friendEveryone I know goes awayIn the endAnd you could have it allMy empire of …
The first year I wanted to do something different. I wanted to make it to a year to show that I could…..
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 …
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 …. …
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.. …
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 …
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 …
