BOLD Change, LLC的动态

Today I graduated from the University of Toledo with my bachelors degree in Social Work. I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a near perfect 3.96 GPA. Seventeen years ago I dropped out of the same school. Let’s go down memory lane. 2005: got a full ride to UT to play D1 NCAA baseball 2006: tore my rotator cuff 2007: dropped out, fully addicted to pain pills 2008-2015: went to 28 rehabs, was arrested 13 times in 4 states and was convicted of felonies in 3 states, overdosed 3 times, was homeless, and nearly took my own life. Lost custody of my son and was divorced while incarcerated. 2015: got clean and started team recovery while in rehab 2016: volunteered and gave back to the community 2017: LCMHRSB advocate of the year 2018: 20 under 40 award winner 2019: developed a master 5 year plan 2020: got engaged 2021: got married 2022: launched team Recovery Treatment Services 2023: had a baby 2024: graduated college and got all criminal history expunged from my record. What else is happening? I’ve traveled the world since I became sober. My first book is coming out any day now. I’m going right back to school next month to get my masters degree. Team recovery has nearly 100 employees and will have 250 beds for detox, all the way through outpatient treatment by the end of this year. I built a real estate portfolio over the last 4 years that consists of 80 residential apartments & homes, and 50,000 sq ft of commercial space. I’m building my wife her dream home. I’m happy, healthy, have a sponsor, work the 12 steps, and I’m almost 9 years sober. I share this sort of stuff because people need to know that addicts aren’t necessarily bad people. We shouldn’t give up on them. There is ALWAYS hope, and if you need hope, I hope this post gave you a little. I was a dropout, now I’m not. I was a felon, now I’m not. I was alone, now I’m not. I was a liability, now I’m not. I was an addict….. I still am…. And I always will be. I am who I am today because I fully understand what that means.