When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

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“Having my daughter wasn’t the trigger for my eventual addiction. I think it was my self-esteem issues and lack of respect I had for myself that did it. “I just kind of gave up caring about myself.” ...

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When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

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