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 rehabs for the better part of a decade.” Now married, an Account Manager for an exterior property maintenance company, and having just adopted his second dog, he attributes it all to…
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 children, Michelle found herself in another marriage with someone she instantly connected with, Kenny. Throughout their marriage, they both struggled with substance use. Michelle’s addiction came to a head when,…
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 but it was ultimately the disease of addiction that drove her to the use of illicit drugs and alcohol. A brief stay in a wilderness camp during her mid-teens provided…
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 the age of 14 to quiet her restless mind. What started as sneaking out and drinking quickly spiraled into decades of chaos. Her life became a blur of jail time,…
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 were constant, and where dysfunction was prevalent. “We were as dysfunctional as a family could be,” she recalls. “My parents sold alcohol, so the house was constantly full of people……
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 by alcohol and drugs. “It was a disaster,” he reflects, recalling how he started drinking at 14 and turned to drugs shortly after. He managed to avoid serious consequences for…
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. “I never imagined I’d be here, but I’m here.” Growing up in Comfort, North Carolina, in a family of 9, Chassity faced hidden struggles. After her mother passed away when…
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 family experiences the transformation as well. Each journey to recovery is unique, and this is the story of Lindsay and Betsy—a mother and daughter whose lives were profoundly shaped by…
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 events led her to begin using drugs in 2016, and soon after, she fell into a deep depression. In 2020, following a traumatic breakup, Alicia’s struggles escalated, and she began…
Listen in as we talk to Christine Wagner and Cris Clemmons, members of the NC State Extension Master Gardener Program, who have been volunteering at Healing Transitions for 10 years. They visit both campuses to tend to the gardens, working hands-on with participants and teaching them how to maintain a garden year-round and utilize compost.…