Show Notes
Jessica’s share contains painful stories of child sexual abuse, kidnapping, violent spousal abuse, trafficking, suicide attempts, and the development of alcoholism and addiction. Jessica found her path to recovery, freedom and peace through making a simple choice and doing the action that was necessary. Today, she gives back as she continues to heal—learn more about Jessica's purpose at SurvivingBeauty.org
Quotes
“Recovery is a transformative process . . . I keep myself open to being teachable, knowing that the rewards that I will get from recovery directly relate to the amount of work that I put in.”
“If I fall off the wagon, it’s not going to be because AA failed me, it’ll be because I failed to do the work of AA.”
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