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Amanda’s Road to Amethyst Place
“I waited roughly a year. I was living at a trap house while pregnant with Hazel. It was one of the hardest things I have had to do. I was surrounded by people using – people constantly turning on lights and waking me up. I remember crying one night because I was so tired and I had nowhere to sleep. It was a struggle.”
Time was a beautiful gift
Time is such a precious thing. Before, in my active addiction, time never really existed. It was...
In Tasha’s Shoes
“Never give up. I was at my wit’s end. I was for sure I wasn’t going to be able to keep my kids. But, I found recovery for them. I didn’t start this journey out for myself. But, eventually I found recovery for me because of the miracles that I’ve seen along the way.” Tasha, mom of 3.
She Means Business
Meet Cheyenne, mom of Kodi (3) and Ezra (1). She recently experienced a job loss....
She changed her mind, then changed her life
“I didn’t have a car, but I decided I was going to enroll in hair school. I had to do something because I knew my addiction was growing.” Recovery journeys are never linear. Read the inspiring story of Liz Bean, former Amethyst Place resident turned salon owner.
Remembering Carlos, her “big beautiful boy”
On December 22, 2021, Amapola's life was forever changed by the tragic loss of her 16 year-old...