Reclaiming Life After 15 Years of Addiction with Chelsea Williams

Breakfast of Choices

Welcome to another episode of Breakfast of Choices. I’m your host Jo Summers, and today I'm joined by a very special guest, Chelsea Williams. Chelsea is here to share her powerful story of addiction and recovery in the hopes of offering hope and encouragement to others.
Chelsea gets right into sharing the raw details of her journey. She started with typical gateway drugs like weed and alcohol in her teens, but quickly realized she had a problem when she couldn't stop like her peers. This led her down a dark path of opioid addiction that lasted over 15 years. Chelsea held nothing back as she recounted hitting absolute rock bottom multiple times, including watching her boyfriend overdose in front of her multiple times.
Through it all, Chelsea neglected her family and children in pursuit of her next high. She described the shame and guilt she felt, yet she couldn't stop using these substances. Chelsea's story took many tragic turns, including multiple arrests and losing custody of her children. Yet through it all, she found the strength in continuing her journey to recovery.
Chelsea now has over 8 years of continuous sobriety. She credits her support system and faith in helping her turn her life around. Chelsea now works in addiction treatment and is opening a sober living home for women called Sober Vibes. Her goal is to help others find the hope she has.
It was truly inspiring to listen to Chelsea's journey of going from rock bottom to rock solid. Her raw honesty and message of hope will stay with me and I hope with all of you who listen.
Visit: https://sobervibes.net/
From Rock Bottom to Rock Solid.
We all have them...every single day, we wake up, we have the chance to make new choices.
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Resources and ways to connect:

Facebook: Jo Summers
Instagram: @Summersjol
Facebook Support: Chance For Change Women’s circle
National suicide prevention and crisis, hotline number 988
National domestic violence hotline:
800–799–7233
National hotline for substance abuse, and addiction:
844–289–0879
National mental health hotline:
866–903–3787
National child health and child abuse hotline:
800–422–4454
CoDa.org
12. Step recovery program for codependency.

Chapters

1. Reclaiming Life After 15 Years of Addiction with Chelsea Williams (00:00:00)

2. Stories of Transformation (00:00:07)

3. Surviving a Drug Overdose Drama (00:10:31)

4. Spiraling Into Addiction and Desperation (00:14:06)

5. Overcoming Addiction (00:29:50)

6. Rebuilt Family Relationships and Sober Living (00:45:50)

7. Transformational Thursdays Podcast Interview (00:50:13)