Meet Millie (SC #324). Despite growing up in a stable home and with a loving family, Millie found herself unable to create meaningful friendship. As…

Meet Myron (SC #490). “I felt like I was drowning.” That’s how Myron felt when he first arrived at Healing Transitions. And then, things slowly…

Meet Joey K. (SC #1067), who knows all too well that a car isn’t just a vehicle–it’s the symbol of how perseverance and accountability are…

Meet Brian T. (SC #841). Before coming to Healing Transitions, Brian T. says he was “living the long and depressing journey of jails and failed…

Meet Michelle C. (SC #325), one of the toughest women you will ever meet. After escaping an abusive relationship with the father of her two…

Meet Amanda D. (Silver Chip #267), whose story is one of resilience and healing. Born and raised in Raleigh, Amanda experienced trauma during her childhood…

Phyllis, affectionately known as “Philly” by those closest to her, never quite felt like she belonged. Adopted into a loving family, she began drinking by…

Cassandra’s story didn’t begin with addiction; it began with chaos masked as normalcy. She grew up in a home where alcohol flowed freely, where parties…

Tim’s journey to recovery is one marked by deep struggles and a transformative shift in perspective. Before arriving at Healing Transitions, Tim’s life was consumed…

Chassity looks back on her life, now as a dental assistant at Spectrum Family Dentistry, and can’t help but marvel at how far she’s come.…

When a loved one battles addiction, the entire family feels the weight of the struggle. But when that person finds recovery and healing, the whole…

Alicia endured a series of heartbreaking losses in 2015, losing both her mother and experiencing a miscarriage within the same year. The pain from these…

Jay’s journey into recovery wasn’t so much a planned path as it was finding himself at the end of the road. He describes his years…

At just 13, April began drinking and using drugs, paving the way for a long and difficult battle with addiction. With six DWIs and a…

Markel’s life began with boundless energy, laughter, and an infectious love for people and dancing. Growing up, he was known for his lively spirit, and…

Jenn was a woman who built her life around her love for animals, working as an ER and surgery veterinary technician. But behind her professional…

Jason was 18 when he first experimented with cocaine and pain pills, marking the beginning of a 3-year spiral of heavy drinking and substance use,…

From the outside, Joy seemed to have it all together. She had a job as a paralegal, was married and had raised her children. But…

Kendal, 30, is a survivor, beating cancer as a young child and facing heart surgery as a teen. While his early life was rocky due…