Molly's StoryAfter a traumatic experience with a boy at school, I started making bad decisions at a very young age. I...

Brianna's StoryI had a complicated childhood, where my biological dad wasn’t around and I never felt like I fit in...

Angela's StoryA few years back, I lost both my parents to cancer and my best friend to suicide. Not dealing with that...

Sean's Story​After graduating the long-term program at Teen Challenge, I enrolled in the Teen Challenge Leadership...

Chloe's StoryWhen I was young, I lived in constant chaos. My mom was a single mother and often had a different...

Panhia's StoryI went to my first court appearance on drug charges and the judge didn’t want me to go to Teen Challenge...

Marina's StoryIn the beginning of May, my journey started with a first-degree sales charge. I spent six months in...

John's StoryI grew up in a family with an absent father who was often working, and he was abusive both physically and...

Jessica's StoryWhen I was younger, my dad was a very angry and hot-tempered man. He didn’t channel his anger...

Chris' StoryMy addiction wasn’t where my problems began. I had a good family and home, but I made bad choices as a...

Trina's StoryI grew up feeling unworthy, devalued, unloved, and experienced mental, physical, emotional, and sexual...

Greg's StoryI was born in South Minneapolis into a broken home. Due to financial struggles, my mom sent my brother and...

Brianna's StoryGrowing up, I really didn’t have a mom around. She was married nine times. I was growing up in...

Isaac's StoryI was born in Hastings, Minnesota, raised by my grandmother and my mom. We had a fairly normal household;...

Manny's StoryI’m 46 years old, the father of three, and I was born and raised in Minneapolis. I guess my journey of...

James' StoryI mostly grew up in group homes and foster homes, all the juvenile places. I’ve been doing that since I...

Summer's StoryI’m Summer and I was born in Alabama, raised by my mom and my mom’s side of the family. When I was four...

Sarah's StoryI was born and raised in northeast Minneapolis. A really good student who didn’t go to parties, I was the...

Staci's Story“I was so used to seeing drugs everywhere around me, that it just seemed normal.” I was raised by grandma...

Spencer's Story“If I had a good day, I drank. If I had a bad day I drank.” As I grew up, we moved around quite a bit....

Rhiannon's StoryMy parents were never married and they were both addicts. I watched them party and do meth around me,...

Mark's Story“I was alone, miserable and jittery because of my meth use.” I worked hard and got a massive opportunity...

Matthew's Story“I was rejected by every single person who was supposed to love me.” I took to the streets early,...

Carla's Story“I would leave my kids with their Dad – and I would just be missing.” After having 2 kids and beating an...

Stepheny's StoryI grew up in a loving home. I moved around a lot as a child, but we landed in a nice suburb. I was a...

Jeff's StoryI started smoking marijuana and drinking when I was in high school. By the time I was 27, I considered...

Ismael's StoryI was born in Mexico City.  When I was 11, my dad brought us here to the United States. I was in heaven...

Tamela's StoryI’m from Red Wing, Minnesota, and I grew up in a Christian family. I went to Concordia University and...

Albert's StoryWhen I was young, things were pretty good until I was about 12, but then my parents’ fighting escalated...

Emily's StoryMy alcoholism began when I was about 23. I was in a relationship with a guy that drank every night, so I...

Drew's StoryI grew up in a bad neighborhood where I was jumped and bullied. To feel accepted, I hung out with an uncle...

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