Recovery Hero
In this series, we're featuring a new recovery story every week to inspire hope and strength in you or your loved one's journey.
Recovery Hero of the Week: Nick Howard
By Nicholas Howard"This is my story from the depths of addiction to the road to recovery. If I put my recovery first, everything else comes first... Continue Reading
"This is my story from the depths of addiction to the road to recovery. If I put my recovery first, everything else comes first... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week: Cris Carter
By Donn Gruta"I lost my job. The Philadelphia Eagles released me, and then subsequently the Minnesota Vikings claimed me and they demanded t... Continue Reading
"I lost my job. The Philadelphia Eagles released me, and then subsequently the Minnesota Vikings claimed me and they demanded t... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week:
Kevin Briggs
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer
"When I first started working down at the bridge, I had no idea that all these folks came there to lose their life to suicide,"... Continue Reading
"When I first started working down at the bridge, I had no idea that all these folks came there to lose their life to suicide,"... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week:
Jodi Savits
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer
"I didn’t realize that I could turn my life around and be something different," Savits says. Read her story and be inspired tod... Continue Reading
"I didn’t realize that I could turn my life around and be something different," Savits says. Read her story and be inspired tod... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week:
Kristina Kaufmann
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer
"Unfortunately, for some soldiers, war doesn’t end on the battlefield. They come home with their issues that affect entire fami... Continue Reading
"Unfortunately, for some soldiers, war doesn’t end on the battlefield. They come home with their issues that affect entire fami... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week:
Tom Cruz
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer
"The biggest thing is that the leaders at the higher levels understand mental health and know that it’s not a weakness now," Cr... Continue Reading
"The biggest thing is that the leaders at the higher levels understand mental health and know that it’s not a weakness now," Cr... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week: Toshia Humphries
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer"The anxiety was so bad, I was willing to do whatever it took. Additionally, I was in a horribly dysfunctional and abusive rela... Continue Reading
"The anxiety was so bad, I was willing to do whatever it took. Additionally, I was in a horribly dysfunctional and abusive rela... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week:
Sheldon Hill
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer
"Once the mental illness was taken care of and we addressed it, I was then able to stabilize and move forward and regain some v... Continue Reading
"Once the mental illness was taken care of and we addressed it, I was then able to stabilize and move forward and regain some v... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week:
Sally Zinman
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer
Sally Zinman is has been a pioneer of the mental health peer movement since the mid-1970s. Read her recovery hero story today! Continue Reading
Sally Zinman is has been a pioneer of the mental health peer movement since the mid-1970s. Read her recovery hero story today! Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week:
Joshua Calarino
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer
“You have to be able to share your own personal stories of recovery and—if you don’t feel like you’re in recovery yet—maybe jus... Continue Reading
“You have to be able to share your own personal stories of recovery and—if you don’t feel like you’re in recovery yet—maybe jus... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week:
The Staglin Family
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer
"We needed help ourselves to deal with this because we felt like it was our fault," Shari Staglin says. Read about Brandon and ... Continue Reading
"We needed help ourselves to deal with this because we felt like it was our fault," Shari Staglin says. Read about Brandon and ... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week:
Ted Streuli
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer
"If you don’t tell your story—if you don’t start talking to people—it just stays in the dark," Ted says. Read his story and be ... Continue Reading
"If you don’t tell your story—if you don’t start talking to people—it just stays in the dark," Ted says. Read his story and be ... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week:
Tiffany Hunsley
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer
"My illness had progressed to a level that I ended up delivering a child that had been prenatally exposed to methamphetamine," ... Continue Reading
"My illness had progressed to a level that I ended up delivering a child that had been prenatally exposed to methamphetamine," ... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week: Kailey
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer"I came to realize that once you deal with an addict for so long and they don’t prove to you they want to change, their fate is... Continue Reading
"I came to realize that once you deal with an addict for so long and they don’t prove to you they want to change, their fate is... Continue Reading
Recovery Hero of the Week:
Natalie Calkins Rountree
By SoberRecovery, Staff Writer
"Soon into the relationship I had stopped seeing my family, my friends and even myself—for he had become my new identity," Nata... Continue Reading
"Soon into the relationship I had stopped seeing my family, my friends and even myself—for he had become my new identity," Nata... Continue Reading
