Posts Tagged ‘#upandoutfoundation’
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When I walked thru the door of my new home at Up & Out, my heart was filled with guilt and shame; of fear there was no doubt. Sober living was new for me but attempts at sobriety were not….
Recovery Spotlight: Sara B
My name is Sara. I am 38 years old. My sobriety date is January 8, 2021. I have struggled with addiction to drugs and alcohol since I was 16 years old. After battling a serious addiction to heroin and crack…
Recovery Spotlight: Jarrod W
Hi my name is Jarrod. I moved into one of the Up & Out Sober Living houses in 2017 and moved out in 2019. Looking back now at everything I was able to accomplish, I can honestly say if it…
Recovery Spotlight: Stacey S
My name is Stacey. My sober date is November 24,2019. I have struggled on and off since 2006 with substance abuse. I have been in and out of jail and prison since 2013. I will not tell you today that…
Recovery Spotlight: Heidi M
My name is Heidi Mandl and I have been completely abstinent from drugs and alcohol since November 10, 2019! After completing treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Orenda, and Gale House, it was God’s will to place me at Up &…
Recovery Spotlight: Laura G
“My name is Laura G., and my sobriety date is 11/3/19. I came into Up & Out Sober Living on December 7th, 2019, and still live here today. I walked into this program and home terrified, emotionally and spiritually broken,…
Recovery Spotlight: Danielle W
My name is Danielle and I am an alcoholic & addict. I’ve been thinking and praying on this for a few days wondering what I am going to say and if it’s going to be right. Typical alcoholic/addict, overthinking everything….
Recovery Spotlight: Corey B
My name is Corey and I’m a recovering alcoholic and addict. My journey started off very early. I started getting in trouble at the age of nine. I tried to burn down this mean old man’s house that lived in…
Recovery Spotlight: Allison G
Hi, my name is Allison and I’m an addict. I grew up in a household where drinking alcohol was an everyday activity. No special occasion or reason was needed to drink. It just was what we did. I remember being…
Recovery Spotlight: Megan R
I sit here, pen in hand, paper in lap, wondering at what point in my life did my addiction begin, and which details should I divulge in order to share my experience, strength, and hope with you? The truth is,…