09/12/2025
Just realized September is Recovery Awareness Month! ✨💜✨
Where to even start… not a day goes by that I don’t thank my maker for the strength and discernment it took to get sober 5 years ago.
I became addicted to drugs and alcohol when I was 15. Never knowing just how much pain I was in as a child, never knowing the real reasons I started partying to begin with.
But I always knew I did it differently. Always took it too far, could never go to bed, let the party end. Couldn’t be alone, stay in, just be.
By the time I was 33 I spent every day in a constant state of hanxiety, distress, and fear that I would never find freedom. That I would be hungover or chasing my next high for the rest of my life.
So I locked myself away with my books, my meditations, and my yoga mat, and I waited. Waited for the urges to pass, the cravings to lift, sat in the discomfort of the comedown for months.
And when I relearned how to be in this world, I won’t lie and say it was easy. That was the hardest part. To be clear and present in a world addicted to escapism. We are the outlier.
But here I am! 5 years in and never going back. Sobriety has allowed me to create a life I never dreamed of. Connections and friendships and opportunities of a lifetime.
Mucho mahalos to every single one of you that has cheered me on along the way. 🌈
If you have ever thought of choosing the path of recovery, I am always here to connect with you if you’re in need!