When I look back at who I was before Grandview and who I am today, the biggest difference comes down to two things: integrity and empathy. Those are the traits I try to live by now. There was a time I didn’t believe that version of me still existed. I thought I’d gone too far, messed up too much, and that the “good” in me was gone for good. Recovery showed me that wasn’t true. One of the first moments where something really shifted for me happened while I was in inpatient treatment—on my daughter’s birthday. I remember feeling really upset, sitting with that familiar guilt and regret, realizing I was missing another one. Then someone said something that stuck with me: “You’re here working on it. Maybe this could be the last birthday you ever miss.” |
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