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Category Archives: Stories of Impact

Release With Love – Laura & Theodore’s Story

Stories of ImpactBy BearDecember 18, 2019

Note: This article is a continuation of Healing Transitions’ SEE RECOVERY series. Some of what is told in this story reflect what was told in Chris’s recovery story, so you will want to go back and read that article first if you haven’t already. Read Chris’s story HERE.   Growing up, Christopher was a quiet,…

Recovery Through My Lens – Chris’ Story

Stories of ImpactBy BearDecember 9, 2019

Growing Up I had a pretty normal childhood, growing up. I’d never really get in trouble, I was a straight-A student, and had really good parents. I did feel a little socially awkward but had a small group of friends in school. In my junior year of high school, I started smoking weed. Weed led…

Getting Honest With Myself – Maya’s Story

Home Page Stories, Stories of ImpactBy BearSeptember 23, 2019

The Beginning I started drinking at 18, which is kind of a “late bloomer” for a drinker. I had been smoking pot and dropping acid before that, but when I started drinking I drank heavily. I’d drink as much as I could until I would black out because that was the cool thing to do.…

What Are You Going to Do? – Tracey’s Story

Home Page Stories, Stories of ImpactBy BearSeptember 16, 2019

When I was growing up, I guess you would say that I was kind of a square, so I always followed my brothers and their friends so I could try and fit in with them. I would see them having fun drinking and doing drugs, so I tried it too. I didn’t really like the…

Accepting Life on Life’s Terms – Jonathan’s Story

2021 Annual Report, Home Page Stories, Stories of Impact, UncategorizedBy BearSeptember 9, 20196 Comments

When I was young, I grew up with a family that was very loving. We moved around a lot because of my mom’s job, which meant that I would start getting along with the kids at my elementary school before having to move and try to fit in with kids from a new school that…

Getting to Live a Purposeful Life – Jasmine’s Story

2021 Annual Report, Home Page Stories, Stories of ImpactBy BearSeptember 3, 20197 Comments

When I was 16 years old, I got drunk for the very first time. I thought it was normal because I was drinking with my friends on the weekend, and that’s what high school kids did. So I continued to party and drink, then two years later I tried cocaine for the first time and…

Responsible for Changing Myself – Tracy’s Story

2018 Annual Report, Stories of ImpactBy BearApril 23, 2019

I was 34 years old when I entered the doors of Healing Transitions. I was broken and desperate for a dramatic and much-needed change in my life. My childhood dreams of becoming a nurse like my mother and grandmother had vanished due to my addiction. I was incapable of being a mother to my two…

A Whole New Way of Living – Jamie’s Story

2018 Annual Report, Stories of ImpactBy BearApril 15, 2019

I grew up in New York before moving to North Carolina when I was in my early teens. Not too long after moving here, I had my first experience with drugs and alcohol. I was probably about 14 or 15 years old at the time. It wasn’t really something that I had the desire to…

Living the Life I was Supposed to Live – Paul’s Story

2018 Annual Report, Stories of ImpactBy BearMarch 6, 2019

A lot of my drinking was based on my childhood. My real parents were divorced when I was an infant. My mom remarried and I was abused physically and mentally. When I turned six, my mom was just going to give me up for foster care and get rid of me, so my aunt and…

Finding a Community and Healing a Family: Emily’s Story

Stories of ImpactBy BearJanuary 11, 2019

For the last five months before I made it to Healing Transitions, I disconnected from my family and my first child, Brody. At the time he was four years old. I was couch surfing and in a very abusive relationship for part of those five months, finally ending up sleeping under bridges or in my…

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