04/16/2026
We never know the impact we make...
I’ve been wanting to send this to you for so long!
Hey Lisa!
You were my therapist about 13 years ago. I’ve been wanting to reach out to you for some time now. My sobriety date is 06/26/13. I’ve been working in the recovery industry since getting sober. It was never my intention, but now I can’t imagine doing anything else. It’s nice being employable again!
I share a story about you often when I tell my story in AA or when running groups at the treatment center where I work. Just last week I shared another version of something you told when meeting with our clients for group.
I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for telling me the truth. Thank you for telling me I was choosing the wrong halfway house for the wrong reasons. Thank you for telling me it’s amazing I’m not dead given my usage history. You told me the truth. I’ll never forget you. I look back on these experiences with tremendous gratitude. Please keep telling the truth. It matters. I’m sober 12+ years and I thank God for the people who were willing to shoot-me-straight. Those conversations helped me realize I don’t know how to fix me and that I’m fu**ed without a real and sustainable solution.
I hope this finds you well and your life is great. My life is so full. Thank you for being part of my recovery story. ❤️🙏
