Sam’s Journey to Recovery
Name: Sam Garcia Where are you from: Anchorage, Alaska How long have you been sober? No mind-altering substances since April 8th 2016 What inspired you to find recovery? The feeling of waking up in prison and not recognizing the man I saw in the mirror anymore. I was a shell of the person I once was. My addiction had robbed me
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Britney’s Journey to Recovery
Name: Britney Maureen Baier Where are you from: Nikiski, Alaska How long have you been sober? Almost 6 years my sobriety date is 12-22-14 What inspired you to find recovery? I hit my bottom, got my kids taken away by OCS and got to that point of desperation. I found myself being trafficked in California and lost it all. I
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Ralph Sara’s Recovery Journey
Name: Ralph Clement Sara Where are you from: Born and raised in Bethel Alaska. How long have you been sober? Since 01/18/2020. What inspired you to find recovery? At first it was me being selfish. I was so tired of this revolving door of alcoholism I was in. I was only thinking of myself. Then while I was in the
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The teacher who returned to the rural Alaska village where she was abused is not staying silent
A few years ago, Marie Sakar moved to the village of Chuathbaluk in Western Alaska to teach at the tiny village school. It meant returning to the place she’d been running away from for her entire adult life. Sakar grew up in the fish camp-turned-village on the banks of the Kuskokwim River, enduring years of sexual abuse. She’d left as
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My Two Cents
I was binge drinking because I felt/knew that I could be more than I believed I was. I simply could not access my core worth and value and even my dignity. Over 30 years ago, I had been on a weekend binge that included a trip to Sitka, AK for a meeting. I barely remember the flights, but when I
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I Found a New Peace
Shirley Gover of Nikolai shares her story of alcohol misuse and recovery. Unhappy with her life and worried about her health, she gives her life over to God and begins again. In recovery, she works to re-establish broken relationships with her children, parents, and family. By forgiving herself, she is able to find a new peace. See the video.
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I am truly grateful
Everything was falling apart. I was about to drop out of school (again), I was about to get fired from my job (again), and every time I turned around someone else I loved was dying from the disease of addiction. All for a drink, a drug, an escape from reality. I was so insecure, anxious, and depressed that I couldn’t
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We’re All In This Together
My name is Ericka Weynand, I’ve been sober for 8 years. Today, I’m a loving daughter, sister and Auntie, proud Mom of 3, a college graduate and a woman in love with life… but that wasn’t always the case. My early recovery was rough; I was what they call “a chronic relapser.” I can’t remember the age I had my
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Tyler Young aka 2essentialz: Do You (Rough Draft)
https://soundcloud.com/2essentialz/do-you-rough-draft
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