More Southern Souls
We are worth so much more than who we are in addiction
“My mom was a drug addict, so I grew up with drugs. I had friends over in eighth grade to smoke weed, and it was never...
I went after my recovery like I went after drugs
“I didn’t have a traumatic childhood that could explain the direction my life would go. My mom and dad lived in...
Enjoy this time instead of wasting it worrying that she will do it again
“Our daughter lived on her own. She partied hard and we kept telling her to slow down. We didn't know exactly how bad...
I overdosed three times in a week. We didn’t know the pills were fentanyl
“I don’t know how I got here. I had a happy childhood with no trauma. I had good parents and went to good schools, but...
Fentanyl made it too late
"Kelsey was my cousin. We were born four months apart and raised as sisters with sleepovers, dance classes, and...
I came to a little bit and heard a nurse say, ‘Oh my God, I’ve never given anyone this much Narcan in my life’
“I am originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When I was about 12 years old, doctors removed my gallbladder and...
Selling drugs meant I didn’t do the things I used to do to buy them
“I was 17 the first time I did drugs. I became a drug dealer, selling for decades to pay the bills and support my...
I think the Lord has sympathy for addicts because the battle is unreal
“I have been clean for seven years. My car is a 2012, and I live in a trailer, but behind my front door is peace,...
I learned no one is ever too far gone
“I don't remember much of my childhood because there was a lot of trauma. We spent time at the Penelope House in...
My boyfriend and methadone saved my life
“I needed a rod in my leg. That was the beginning of the end. I took ten pain pills a day and got hooked. I started...
The Disaster We Don’t See
Tornados cut paths of snapped trees and flattened homes, scattering photographs, insulation, and children's art work...