“I am not my rehabilitation”

As a little girl unspeakable things were done to me. I grew up swaying between the two vastly different realties of my childhood. Around third grade I started having panic attacks nearly every night. I was haunted by nightmares of trauma and silently carried a heavy weight of shame on my shoulders for years. I … Read more

“I am not my addiction”

In 1999, I was an average 17 year old girl, obsessed with all things agriculture, horses and showing livestock. Within a year that all changed. Somewhere along the way I was introduced to Meth, and it forever changed my life. Within months I quickly forgot about my family, friends, college goals, hopes & dreams. I … Read more