Kitchener, Ontario

“I am not yet a survivor. Not still a victim. So what does that make me?”

Toronto, Ontario

“The reality of recovery is that it isn't a straight line. And you have good days and you do have bad days.”

Kitchener, Ontario

“For a long time, I wasn’t open about my sexual trauma, for fear of being defined by it.”

Elora, Ontario

“Throughout my addiction, I was a very two-faced person. There was high me and sober me. High me was the happy-go-lucky person that could do anything…”

Elora, Ontario

“People with addictions are people too, and I wish I could break all stigma around people who are addicted because a lot of them are extremely hurtful…”

Guelph, Ontario

“I’d rather be on the positive trail than the negative trail - I’d rather have a positive life…”

Guelph, Ontario

“At that moment, I realized how much peace there was and thinking to myself how much we deserved it. We’re supposed to be at peace. It’s supposed to be…”

Guelph, Ontario

“My dream job would be turning my passions of art, painting, and crocheting into a career…”

St. John’s, Newfoundland

“I am feeling much better about things. I feel regenerated. I have the power to change my life.  I am moving on and I am one foot out of it - I just hope..”

Guelph, Ontario

“My greatest accomplishment was going back to college and becoming a Personal Support Worker and getting a job that I love. Because of my health…”

Guelph, Ontario

“The last thing I want to do at night is to make sure that everybody I care about is okay, and that we tell each other that we care about each other…”

Kitchener, Ontario

“Don’t discriminate and listen to the whole story. Understand where we are coming from because you can find gold in a lot people, but you’ll never see it if you don’t…”

Cambridge, Ontario

“Always believe in yourself, that you can accomplish anything. Just give yourself some patience and you can get through…”

Kitchener, Ontario

“My two dogs mean everything to me. I’ve had them for a few years now and they are always with me. Sometimes when everything’s too much…”

Guelph, Ontario

“I’m finding my footing and my confidence again. This is something I’ve been through, but it doesn’t need to define me as…”

Waterloo, Ontario

“Looking back at it, I never really got the chance to be a kid…”