{"id":24,"date":"2013-12-23T00:05:55","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T00:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nashvillerecovers.org\/wordpress\/?p=24"},"modified":"2013-12-23T00:05:55","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T00:05:55","slug":"vanessas-story-an-addict-stops-fighting-and-asks-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nashvilleprevention.org\/nashville_recovers\/2013\/12\/23\/vanessas-story-an-addict-stops-fighting-and-asks-for-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa\u2019s story: An addict stops fighting and asks for help"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Tis the season to be grateful, especially for those of us in recovery. From time to time, I like to bring you stories from Nashvillians who have found recovery. Here\u2019s Vanessa M., a businesswoman and a mom\u00a0\u2013 and a good friend \u2013\u00a0from the Donelson\/Hermitage area: Vanessa has more than three years clean and sober.<\/p>\n

\"Vanessa\"<\/a>For most alcoholics\/addicts, it\u2019s fun and exciting until the consequences start piling up. With all self-worth and dignity diminished, I came to the harsh realization I was about to lose my children, job and anything I ever cared for if I didn\u2019t stop drinking. All I could think was \u201cHow can I possibly live without alcohol and drugs?\u2026.. My life is officially over.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Then, I stopped fighting and asked for help.<\/em><\/p>\n

For me, recovery means getting my life back. Today, I\u2019m able to have honest relationships with the ones I love, especially with a Higher Power that gives me strength on a daily basis. My children now have a mother that can support, laugh and love them. Every day, I can try and be the woman I was meant to be. Life has more purpose and meaning than I could\u2019ve ever imaged.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thank you, Vanessa, for sharing your story, and for being a part of my life.<\/p>\n

Happy holidays!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018Tis the season to be grateful, especially for those of us in recovery. From time to time, I like to bring you stories from Nashvillians who have found recovery. Here\u2019s Vanessa M., a businesswoman and a mom\u00a0\u2013 and a good friend \u2013\u00a0from the Donelson\/Hermitage area: Vanessa has more than three years clean and sober. For […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nashvilleprevention.org\/nashville_recovers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nashvilleprevention.org\/nashville_recovers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nashvilleprevention.org\/nashville_recovers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nashvilleprevention.org\/nashville_recovers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nashvilleprevention.org\/nashville_recovers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/nashvilleprevention.org\/nashville_recovers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nashvilleprevention.org\/nashville_recovers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nashvilleprevention.org\/nashville_recovers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nashvilleprevention.org\/nashville_recovers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}