Tricia
Garrison, NY
2020
“I was adopted and always had a pretty intense identity crisis,” Tricia shares. “I also had experiences of sexual abuse which contributed to my behavioral issues. I had my first DUI in high school.”
With a deep desire to turn her life around and reclaim some “control,” over her life, Tricia enlisted in the military. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the best environment for someone with such deeply rooted and unaddressed trauma.
Once she left the military, Tricia began experimenting with heroin and became a full-blown addict.
After a series of stints in jail, Tricia hit rock bottom.
“I had no money and nowhere to go. I was literally sleeping in my car in a Subway parking lot,” Tricia recalls.
On a hope and a prayer, Tricia started calling treatment centers to find a place to sleep. The last place on her list was Hoving Home.
“They had a bed available.”
While her first visit didn’t go as she planned, God used Hoving Home to plant seeds of faith in Tricia’s life. After relapsing and yearning for sobriety, she got on a Greyhound bus and went back to Hoving Home to try again.
“I wasn’t a Christian, so learning about God was very new to me,” Tricia expresses. “But my mentor was very non-judgmental and was a safe space for me to talk about what was going on in my life. It was like a little family. I could see the ways God set up my experience and had a direct hand in leading me.”
Finally having time to address her past trauma and identity issues transformed Tricia’s heart. And she thanks the people who support the program!
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