Kylie LeBlanc 
**I am not the original writer** Scrolling through facebook yesterday and I came across a post that was eerily similar to my own story. Children are not given credit for our full capability to understand. When you grow up this way, you have to work twice as hard to change your own outcome. Everyday is … Read more
First, let me tell you just a bit about me. Before I share about my work or what compelled me to go forth on this mission of service work to the still suffering addict or those searching for additional recovery support. Rose in a large family, with serious generational dysfunction, abused mentally and physically, during … Read more
Maybe I don’t know what it’s like to be physically dependent on drugs. Yes, that you are right. I’ve never been physically addicted to anything myself. But losing my mother to addiction and having a child with someone who was tormented by the same disease has given me some insight that I pray nobody else … Read more
So many of us had this unpleasant and awkward situation present itself. I know for myself that holidays were OVERLY stressful for me when my mother and ex husband were in active addiction. It was luck of the draw on what type of personality you got that day. And little eyes are always watching. They … Read more
**I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL WRITER** The answer is simple. Right there. At the pre-natal class. At the parenting class. Laboring to give birth. Soothing her crying baby. Rocking her baby. Watching her baby sleep. Right there. Recording her baby’s milestones. Child-proofing her house. Preserving a tiny tooth, a clip of hair. Strapping her … Read more
Trevor Davidson here. I’m 23- from a small town in Michigan and I’ve been sober since May 17th 2018. I’ve been fighting addiction since the age of 15. Everything started out by smoking a little bit. Never thought it was a big deal always said it wouldn’t lead to anything else. Well unfortunately, I was … Read more
🗣🗣 PSA 🗣🗣 As you head into your weekend let me give you some food for thought. Often times addiction is labeled. Those struggling get overlooked. Their voices aren’t heard. Rather than turn a blind eye take a minute to listen 👂🏼. I mean really listen to them. We are all just a bunch of … Read more
As days come and go With the passing of time Some don’t seem to know Why i can’t pretend I’m fine I remember happy times Times we spent together Now i look around for signs Because you’re gone forever This disease has robbed me And staked claim to your soul My babies you’ll never see … Read more
Hello Everyone!! As I try to include a wide range of recovery inspiration on Mondays, Liz is no exception! I ran across her story by pure accident while I prowled author and aspiring author pages on facebook. Part of writing your own memoir is the research into other memoirs that touch on the same subjects. … Read more
We all have different levels of pain and trauma. The same thing that shook me to the core, may not bother you at all. That doesn’t mean my feelings and by-product of such experiences are invalid. And vise-versa. That old saying: “Time heals all wounds”? Yea that may be true to some degree. Or does … Read more
