Brianna’s Story

Growing up, I really didn’t have a mom around. She was married nine times. I was growing up in dysfunction and I wanted to feel like I belonged. I fell into addiction with meth pretty quick. I have twins who are four and an 11-year-old daughter, and it was hard knowing how to be a mom because I never really had one. I used because I was overwhelmed, feeling like I needed a break from the chaos. And I couldn’t ask for help because as a mom, I wasn’t supposed to need help. I felt alone and worthless, a burden everywhere I went. My drug of choice was meth and I’d try to only use while the girls were at school, but it hindered me in every area of my life. I had no control.

Mn Adult & Teen Challenge is the only place I would go for help. In the CPS track, I have the opportunity to have my kids come and stay with me and my God moments are out of this world. My kids are able to see me growing, getting better little by little, and we create new memories. There is no other treatment like it. God has given me a mother’s heart and it’s unbelievable. My fiancé also graduated from this program in 2019. I watched this program transform him and I knew I wanted to come here, believing in these programs 100%.

The judge is giving me time to finish out my program and then I’ll attend TCLI, Teen Challenge’s leadership program. I’m getting back on my feet. I know God’s timing is perfect and that He has a bigger plan. My kids are so proud of me for not smoking anymore. I can’t believe a four-year-old can be proud of me for anything! I’m not scared of the future because I have God’s love and forgiveness, but also I have my Mn Adult & Teen Challenge family. And I want others to know that you can do it too, that you deserve it. Now that I’m sober, I’ve found God’s love and I’m a whole new me, I feel like I am meant to tell everybody that they deserve the same thing that I now have.