by Juggling The Jenkins | Sep 23, 2021 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
***TRIGGER WARNING: SELF-HARM*** My story starts off with what I used to be like. If I could describe what I was like growing up I would say I was alone. I never felt a part of anything. I battled cancer as a child and it left me hearing impaired. I was self-conscious...
by Juggling The Jenkins | Sep 15, 2021 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
Hello, my name is Anthony (Tony) and I’m an alcoholic. I was a typical teenager who would party with friends, smoke weed, and drink A LOT. It wasn’t until I was about 20 years old that I really hit the bottle hard. At the time I lived with my cousin, who...
by Juggling The Jenkins | Sep 9, 2021 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
We are all recovering from something, right? Whether it’s an illness, an abusive relationship, or a bad batch of enchiladas we’re all in the healing process. We have two choices when life throws us a curveball; hold onto it and let it decay us from the inside out OR...
by Juggling The Jenkins | Sep 2, 2021 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
I was 16 years old. My parents moved my brother and me out of the city and to a beautiful suburb of Chicago to try and give us better opportunities. Changing schools was hard for me…especially as a high school student. I started withdrawing from almost...
by Juggling The Jenkins | Aug 24, 2021 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
Growing up, society taught me that I should not disclose that I am an alcoholic or an addict – that my addiction is something I should be ashamed of. I heard this message every time someone described another person’s behavior to be that of a “crackhead.”...
by Juggling The Jenkins | Aug 12, 2021 | Recovering Beautifully - Your Stories of Hope.
I grew up with a loving family. We lived in a nice neighborhood and had everything we wanted and needed. The only thing that was different in my family, was that my father was not in my life. When I was a year old my father went to prison for the first time for...
