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Tracy’s Story – Recovering Beautifully.
Jesus is a buzz killer…this is my story of recovery. My name is Tracy, I am 47 years old and I am a recovering alcoholic. I remember my first taste of beer. When I was a little girl my Dad would let me “pour” his beer for him. I would get a special amber colored...
Lisa’s Story – Recovering Beautifully.
***Triggers - Self Harm*** My story isn’t your typical addiction story. My story begins when I was thirteen years old, and I accidently got a scratch on my arm. At that moment, I remember feeling a sense of pain... But in a strange way, it also felt good. I...
Kate’s Story – Recovering Beautifully
***Triggers - Graphic drug language and unwanted sexual situations*** I would say I had it pretty good growing up since I was never abused or molested, but growing up with an alcoholic/addict stepfather made for a pretty tumultuous home life at...
Sarah’s Story – Recovering Beautifully.
**Trigger - Miscarriage** I was nineteen when I had my first miscarriage... I started having a severe pain on my left ovary, and I went to doctor after doctor for years trying to find the cause of it—with no success. I was referred to pain management, and it felt as...
Jessica’s Story – Recovering Beautifully.
"You know I hate when you just stand there and stare at me," my husband said from the couch, barely looking up from his video game. "Yeah, but I married you, which means that I get to stare at you whenever I want," I replied as a mildly defeated, sort of smug smile...
Annie’s Story – Recovering Beautifully.
My name is Annie and I am a addict. I come from a family of addicts. My mother, father and siblings battled this miserable disease long before I did. So let's just say the odds have been stacked against me since I escaped the womb. My parents were also extremely...
Nikole’s Story – Recovering Beautifully
**Warning - Triggers** Growing up I had a tough life. My father was a police officer, and my mom was a prescription drug addict. My father's new wife not only kept me from my mother, but she also abused me. By the time I was almost twelve, I had run away from...
Tiffany R’s Story – Recovering Beautifully.
My name is Tiffany, and I'll be 26 next month by God's grace. Many years ago I found out through a prescription I had been given, that I liked pain pills. I didn't think I would end up as I did throughout the years. I partied and was doing things at 13, that most...
Sylvia Rose’ Story – Recovering Beautifully
Hiyah, I am Sylvia Rose LeBeau. I grew up as a PK (Preacher's kid) in the south. My future was already planned for me, I would be the wife of a missionary, and travel the world spreading the gospel. Whoops! I began experimenting with alcohol at the age of 12, it was...
Andi’s Story – Recovering Beautifully.
*Trigger Warning* (Names of drugs.) Hi! I'm Andi, and I'm an addict. My clean date is March 23rd, 2016, so I just celebrated 20 months of freedom from heroin (and crack and meth when I was trying to stop the heroin). The following is my journey thus far... The first...