What Recovery Means to Us
For National Recovery Month this September, 麻豆性吧鈥檚 Addiction Treatment Services (ATS) team of certified alcohol and drug counselors, recovery support specialist and clinicians got together to think about what recovery means to us. Many of us have personal experiences with addiction. Together, we have over 77 years of recovery from substances! We work daily to fight the stigma of addiction in our community, and we believe that everyone deserves a right to their own path towards recovery. We are living proof that people can and do recover.
鈥淩ecovery is a journey where every day sober is better than any day under the influence of alcohol of drugs.鈥 – Sara Morales
鈥淩ecovery for me is growth in its truest form.鈥 鈥 Rishika Syal
鈥淩ecovery to me is getting one鈥檚 life back, where you are able to live a life you were meant to live in order to reach your full potential. It means living abstinent from any mind-altering substances where you no longer need substances to handle negative feelings and emotions. Recovery is a process, it takes a lot of work and dedication. There are many roads to recovery but the end result is always the same鈥.freedom from the bondage of drugs and alcohol.鈥 – Laura Guiterrez
鈥淢y definition of recovery is a chance to start over and聽 live the life you deserve.鈥 – Heather Ortiz
鈥淩ecovery is freedom from the darkness鈥 – Christina Miramon
鈥淩ecovery, to me, permeates my entire life. In my decision to live not only substance free, but embracing a daily self-care and mindfulness practice, I am able to truly live and – better yet, – I get to share it with others: We teach best what we most need to learn.鈥澛犫 Violet Thornton
鈥淩ecovery is learning that life is beautiful and I don鈥檛 have to suffer through the trauma that addiction caused for me.鈥 – Scot Pearson 鈥淩ecovery is when someone admits that addiction has taken priority in their lives in a way that shouldn鈥檛, and they seek help to get healthy.鈥 – Rosario Marcial-Cruz
鈥淩ecovery is when you get reconnected to your true self.鈥 -Jasmine Coombs