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I found my passion after the death of my son Andy in 2011. I really didn’t think I had any reason to be on earth after he died. He was my life, my only child. I defined myself as Andy’s mom. I had nothing more to do here. I was afraid and shattered, felt useless and had given up.
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The first time I attended a 12-step meeting I saw the word God everywhere. It honestly didn’t bother me, but it also didn’t mean anything. People replaced God with “higher power” and would talk about what that meant to them, and it usually wasn’t about religion. For five years I struggled to stay out of treatment and out of trouble. Towards the end I really didn’t want to be living the way I was. I didn’t know what was keeping me from getting better.
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Being able to recognize the love in your life is transforming. I journeyed through indifference as a direct result of active addiction. I did not care how my behavior affected others or me. Once I shifted into a place of love, it became easier to share with other people undergoing or seeking change.
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So I decided to stop feeding the stigma and do the opposite: I set out to break the stigma. I became totally transparent, started a personal blog about my experiences with my son, and shared with the world. By speaking out openly and honestly, I was able to extricate the shame from my emotional vault and start to heal. I felt a tremendous weight lifted from my body as I began my own recovery.
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