“I woke up in the ICU after an overdose. ALL that was on my mind was, ‘How am I going to convince my wife to give me money to pick up more heroin?’ 3 hours after being discharged, I was meeting my dealer.”
‘Is this it? Is this my life?’ I’d been in that jail 10+ times over 3 years. EVERYTHING I did, I did with heroin in mind.’: Former heroin addict shares his fight for sobriety
‘If Only’ Steals Your Joy—Look For The Good Instead
“’If only we had a better house…’ It’s an awful way to live. If only we could all find happiness in what’s in front of us.”
‘I need help. I can’t do this anymore.’ At 2 a.m., my pounding heart and sweaty body woke me from a 5-day drinking bender.’: Woman details emotional sobriety journey
“I was always the good student, then the good employee, but I became the good drinker.”
‘I prayed for a DUI when I drove to the liquor store. I wanted to quit so badly, but I physically couldn’t.’: Mom fights for sobriety after pancreatitis diagnosis
“‘Nicole, are you a daily drinker?’ Like any good alcoholic does, I lied. I was the perfect social media mom by day and a complete black-out drunk by night.”
‘I immediately lost it. ‘I’m NEVER going to be able to have kids of my own’ was on repeat in my head’: Woman shares emotional infertility journey
“‘Maybe I’m just a late bloomer.’ The doctor struggled to get the words out. Tears filled my eyes. Everyone I knew was beginning the family, and I longed for a baby of my own.”
‘I was unable to rest or sleep. I didn’t realize how sick I was until I could no longer take care of myself.’: Woman with acute mania, bipolar urges, ‘You are so much more than your diagnosis’
“If it wasn’t for my mental illness, I might still be in a loveless marriage, stuck working on the same old nursing unit, without any aspirations of becoming a best-selling author one day.”
‘I awoke to three strangers standing in our living room, grave concern on their faces. ‘Their mom hasn’t been here.’ I was driven away by police car, anxious and confused.’: Former foster youth urges ‘you aren’t your circumstances’
“We finally arrived at our destination. A modest green house with a chain link fence. Standing at the sidewalk was a petite elderly woman with a white t-shirt, floral skirt, and hair pulled in a high bun. She greeted me with a smile. ‘Hi Jamerika,’ she said, as if she knew me her whole life.”
‘How could she NOT know he was gay?’ He signed over his parental rights. Then, I met a man.’: Mom details journey of divorce, parent loss, remarriage
“’I need to tell you something.’ I had an 8-week-old and a 2-year-old. Why was all of this happening to me at once? I was signing my divorce papers in the ICU waiting room, while my dad was in the next room fighting for his life.”
‘The only way to fix my legs would be to BREAK the femurs. I’m learning to walk for the 3rd time.’: Woman with anteverted femurs details journey, is supported by her courageous mom
“I woke up and cried for my mom. Here I was, a grown adult, and all I wanted was to see her. The nurses wouldn’t let me. I was in too much pain and they feared how my mom would react.”
‘I was 20 pounds over the weight limit. ’This is it, Bekkah. You have to change.’: Mom credits ‘the power of a mother’s love’ with kickstarting incredible weight loss journey
“After just under 30 pounds of weight loss, I became pregnant. I was terrified. I had not been below 300 pounds in five years, but I knew what I needed to do.”
