More than anything, telling my story and following my passion have shown me just how important opening a conversation about mental health is to changing the environment around you.
After a few years of maintaining my recovery, I decided to study abroad during my senior year of college. It was a way to not let my eating disorder have control over me. But the decision didn’t come before I reflected.
Though overcoming addiction may be one of the most difficult challenges a person ever faces, these young people say the rewards of clean living are well worth the effort. Here are just a few ways they say recovery made them better people.