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Destigmatize Addiction

5 Mar 2018 by Sally Sally
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Last week was Opioid Awareness Day on the Hill in Minnesota. There is so much good going on to combat addiction. I’m thankful for my fellow advocates who show up and do their part in ending this epidemic.   Stopping addiction…

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RECOVERY IN CALIFORNIA

30 May 2017 by Sally Sally
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Her Dad, his wife, Avery and I sat out on the deck and talked about what the next step should be. Avery seemed small, sad and very resigned. I was just so happy she was back and alive. We all…

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BACK IN MINNESOTA

23 Apr 2017 by Sally Sally
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Avery called and said they got tickets back to Minneapolis and gave me the flight plans. I was so excited!!!! I called the police to let them know Brett* (not his real name) would be traveling to MN, where there…

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NO LOOKING BACK

13 Feb 2017 by Sally Sally
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I got her to the Emergency Room at the hospital nearest to the treatment center in suburban Chicago and she was admitted. It took a few hours and then she was admitted to the detox center across the parking lot.…

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A SECOND TREATMENT CENTER

2 Feb 2017 by Sally Sally
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In the following days I went to Avery's apartment to help her clean up. I was not prepared for what I saw. There was blood everywhere. On the walls, furniture, floor, bedding, pictures on the wall. Broken items, knives, holes…

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BATTERED AND BRUISED

23 Jan 2017 by Sally Sally
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After Avery went to the recovery center, I went to a weekend family program there. It was really eye opening as we all came in with different beliefs: "I am not the problem, if only they would stop drinking everything would…

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READY FOR RECOVERY

18 Jan 2017 by Sally Sally
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In January 2012, Avery came to us and said she was ready to go to a recovery center. We dropped her off at a small, local recovery center for 30 days. I was so relieved. I knew she would be safe…

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DRINKING DANGEROUSLY

2 Jan 2017 by Sally Sally
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She would borrow my minivan occasionally and bring it back the next day. One night I realized I needed my car first thing in the morning and called her to bring it back. I could tell she was really messed…

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THE BEGINNING OF IT ALL

16 Nov 2016 by Sally Sally
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I welcomed my daughter into the world in December of 1990. Motherhood was everything I thought it would be and everything I could not even have begun to imagine. She grew up smart, beautiful, full of joy and life. It…

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    We are a mother and daughter who have swum in the riptide that is addiction. As her mother, I tried to save her. Avery was swept out to sea, and miraculously returned. It is our hope that in sharing our story, we can bring comfort and waves of joy to others who have been affected by the disease of addiction.

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      Video Blog

      Join us as we have raw and unedited conversations about addiction, recovery, and life in between.

      CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION

      Lastest Posts

      What is on your mind? Share your story.

      9 Dec, 2016 by Sally
      3398 3

      THE BEGINNING OF IT ALL

      16 Nov, 2016 by Sally
      2028 1

      SHARING HOPE & JOY

      8 Nov, 2016 by Avery
      2568 0

      RECOVERY IN CALIFORNIA

      30 May, 2017 by Sally
      1799 0

      READY FOR RECOVERY

      18 Jan, 2017 by Sally
      2609 0

      Our Story

      7 Oct, 2016 by Sally
      2501 0

      Tags

      addiction assault awareness broken childhood college compassion control conversation drugs EMDR empathy fears healing help high-school hope hopes isolation judgment rape recovery relationships rock-bottom separation sexual abuse shame stories unconditional compassion worries
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