28 Days: Every road to recovery starts somewhere.

Substance abuse disorder effects more than 40 million people in the US and from the ages of 22 - 33, I was one of the afflicted. After years of mental anguish and depression, I checked myself into chemical dependency treatment and set forth on a journey of health, wellness, forgiveness, and healing.This is not a novel. It is not a how-to book or any variation of an instruction manual. This is merely an account of experiences, thoughts, prayers, poems, and uncheerful anecdotes. This is a fusion of pain and a true account of my personal encounters with trauma and survival, as best as I could remember them.