Amanda

Since I’ve been in recovery, I have been through good times, as well as hard times. In the past two years, I’ve learned that recovery doesn’t take away the “bad days” – it just gives you the willingness and courage to face them and not resort back to old habits that’ll make things worse. At the end of the day, I see that what situations I call “bad” are just learning experiences and I can find peace in that, which is something I could never comprehend before recovery. I’ve faced a lot of fears I never thought I could. I’ve been learning more about myself every day. Since I’ve been in recovery, I have been thriving and gained so much non-materialistic things that I am so grateful for.

What brought me to The Healing Place I believe was my higher power, along with my last binge. It was my second attempt in one week to pick my son up from daycare during a 5pm black out drunk. This time, the police were called but by the grace of God, I wasn’t arrested. After seeing my meltdown at the daycare and later that night, a friend at the time dropped me off to detox. The universe had a spot for me the next morning in bed 14 in detox at The Healing Place. Everything worked out perfectly in an imperfect chaotic situation.

The Healing Place gave me an opportunity of a lifetime, to really be able to sit down and work on me. From my spirituality to my self-esteem. I was able to learn about myself in a safe environment and with a huge support group to help me along the way. I know some people can do outpatient. Some can do 30 days inpatient. But I needed more time and less outside distractions. I knew if I was to get custody back of my son any sooner than I did (More than a year after I arrived at The Healing Place), or start working and being concerned about bills and housing during my process, I was sure to have gone back to my old ways of thinking and end up losing my sobriety date as well as the internal and external gifts that came with it. A new life. It wasn’t until I completed the 12 steps, worked in the office as a peer mentor, and stayed within the safe walls of The Healing Place before everything outside started falling into place. It’s a blessing to have a facility like The Healing Place –  a place to set a sturdy foundation in recovery for people like myself who are willing to do whatever is suggested of you, one day at a time. Sometimes one minute at a time. The Healing Place helped me begin my new life.

JJ

Since I’ve been in recovery, I have found a purpose in life. Before recovery, I was existing and surviving. My life had no meaning. Today I wake up every day thinking about how I make myself useful to others, which helps me maintain my sobriety date. I now know what it means to have real friends that would help you through the dark days and make the better days better. I too strive to be the best friend I can be.

I truly believe my higher power brought me to The Healing Place. I should have died of an overdose or in some other devastating way. I was lucky enough to have that moment of clarity and was able to realize the path of destruction I left behind. My mom, who was the strongest person I have ever known, finally gathered up enough courage to drop me off at The Healing Place after I harmed her for who knows how many times. Little did we know that time what miracles were to come.

While I was The Healing Place I learned how to deal with life sober. I learned responsibility and humility and realized I no longer had the answers for everything. I learned how to lean on my brothers when I needed to and do my best to help others. I was able to work the 12 steps of AA which led to a spiritual experience that has been wonderful. If it wasn’t for The Healing Place I would either be dead or in prison right now. I have so much gratitude for the place that saved my life and changed it for the better.

Tahiesha

Since I’ve been in recovery, I am doing something I never could have ever thought possible – LIVING!

Before I came to The Healing Place, I was lost in my own mind and had nowhere else to go. No one would let me in, and no one cared. I had burned all the bridges leading to forgiveness.

The Healing Place taught me how to forgive. In forgiveness comes healing and, most of all, love for myself and others. I now am not afraid of integrity. More importantly, I know what that word truly means. I believe that accountability is vital to my recovery and it’s all because this scared little girl got a second chance at being raised.

Robbie

Before I came to The Healing Place, my life was full of chaos. I was roaming around without a sense of purpose. I had no direction. I kept trying to find validation in the wrong places with the wrong people.

The way I was going before I made it to The Healing Place, I would have ended up dead. I had so little self-worth.

The Healing Place has shown me that I do have a sense of purpose – helping people. That’s why I chose to become a peer mentor after completing the program.

The bonds I have formed here at The Healing Place are like no other. When I was still using, my relationships were all about what we can get from each other. Now the relationships are about what do we need from each other and how do we help.

I like myself now whereas I didn’t before. It all goes back to purpose. I see now that I can help people while helping myself at the same time. Helping other people to stay sober helps me stay sober.

Daniel

Since I’ve been in recovery, I have gained a family that is bonded together with love and compassion. I have learned a measure of self-worth that wasn’t imaginable. Before I walked through the doors of detox at The Healing Place, my life was empty and void of any meaning.

Before I came to The Healing Place, I had become the person I hated the most. In a sense I had lost myself. I could look in the mirror and not recognize the person staring back at me. I had sunk so low that I thought there was no hope for me to continue.

The Healing Place not only gave me a place to sit down and focus on myself, it taught me the steps of recovery that help me maintain my life today even in the face of a never-ending battle with addiction. The people I surround myself with, and those who I call my family, are people I have met through The Healing Place. The Healing Place gave me the overabundance of love and joy the I have in my life today.

My life is tough a times, but since completing The Healing Place, I have a purpose. And that purpose brings love and joy to my life.

Chandra

Since I’ve been in recovery, I have found a new way to live. I have learned that drugs and alcohol were only a symptom of my actual problem. It was the way I was seeing the world that was keeping me sick. Practicing spiritual principles has become invaluable to me. Honesty, open mindedness, and willingness are essential to my new way of life. These principles have allowed me to see the world in a whole new light with a serenity that before recovery, I could never have dreamed of. I now believe that the main thing that will keep me from the truth, is to think that I already have it!

I struggled with an opioid addiction for many years. It started with prescription painkillers that I slowly began to abuse but as my addiction progressed, I moved to street drugs. I tried every way that I knew to overcome my problems, to no avail. Through concerned friends and family I heard about The Healing Place. When I had finally been “beat into a state of reasonableness” I made the decision to seek help.

The Healing Place saved me from myself. It introduced me to Alcoholics Anonymous for my drug and alcohol addiction, as well as a safe, loving, and structured environment to help me with self-discipline and everyday living responsibilities that had fallen by the wayside during the years of my active addiction. For me, those things in tandem were pivotal in my recovery process. Showing up at The Healing Place was the best decision I have ever made.

Eric

Since I’ve been in recovery, I have peace of mind that allows me to go to sleep with a clear mind and wake up happy. I don’t have to keep up with all my lies. My momma doesn’t lose sleep over me.

The Healing Place, as they say, was the last house on the block for me. I had nowhere else to go or anyone to turn to. I had burned every bridge and hurt everyone that cared about me. I wanted help. The Healing Place loved me until I learned to love myself. They showed me life could be good and I could be happy. I now work full-time for The Healing Place’s campus in Campbellsville, I have healthy relationships, and I am trustworthy today. I am eternally grateful for The Healing Place. The Healing Place saved my life!