My journey began in jail. I knew my way wasn’t working, and I had to change drastically. My probation officer came to me and offered a solution: Glass House, and I took it. There I found a way to forgive myself, to push forward against all odds. After I got my CCAR certification, I came back 18 months later and became a residential technician at Glass House. From there I became a PRC at the main office and at Safe Harbor. I then got another job offer at Lifeboat. Shortly after I was hired into Lifeboat, I got hired into the Assert team at the McLaren emergency room. I then left that position to become a manager at Life Boat and for the outreach initiative. I am proud to say that I am a grateful recovering meth addict and alcoholic. I’ve been clean for 4 years and 3 months. Now I own my own business, doing commercial and residential cleaning. I’m also buying a five-bedroom house in East Lansing. In the depth of my despair, I never thought these things were possible for me. I didn’t know choosing recovery was going to change my life forever, but it certainly did. I am living proof that there is a way out.