I came to Ashley as the result of my relapse on prescription medication after many years of happy, productive sobriety. I entered feeling angry at myself, full of fear, exhausted, ashamed and truly broken. Ashley is a remarkable place of hope and healing.

Ashley gave me my brother back. My brother was always such a wonderful big brother to me. A football player and great athlete in high school, things changed when he spent time overseas in the military. After losing our Mom to cancer when we were kids and losing our Dad not long after high school, he seemed to turn to alcohol to numb the pain. I felt as though I had lost him, too. The family program at Ashley, and his inpatient treatment here, helped us talk to one another honestly for the first time in a long while. He now has a plan for his recovery and I have my brother back. Our family is communicating again. I am so grateful.

When I sought out help for my alcohol addiction one year ago, I was ready to do anything to achieve immediate relief from the desperate, helpless and demoralizing state my life had spiraled into. It felt like a matter of life or death and at 30 years old, I chose life. And for the past year, I have lived – one day at a time. Recovery has not only given me the chance to live, it has provided me with the inspiration to live a fulfilling, meaningful, growth-oriented life.