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Hope for Healing: A Mother's Triumph

 
In the words of my 85-year-old mother . . . "Get your chickens off the street!"
She passed her driver's test today!
She used her stimulus check to buy herself a used Toyota Echo for $1200 and told me, "I don't need to call anyone for a ride to church or the grocery store anymore. I'm only going to use it to go to The Dollar Store, church, the grocery, and the pharmacy."
It's her victory reward for overcoming her addiction. Now celebrating one and a half years sober! Look how far she's come since the first half of 2019! Hospitalized for detox from alcohol, repeated falls requiring hospital and rehab facility stays, threats of suicide, and trying desperately to escape the pain of her childhood trauma.
Her doctor advised us to take her car away from her after she totaled it a couple of years ago and to not allow her to renew her license due to her "severe alcoholism". And we did so.
Now here she is . . . sober, happy, making her wishes come true, and regaining her independence.
I'm a little frightened about her being behind the wheel again. But, I'm so damn proud of her right now I'm just going to have to put her in God's hands and pray her guardian angel protects her and those around her as she drives. I figure if the Ohio BMV believes in her . . . so should I!
Momma, you're a rock star. I love you. I thank you. And I strive to be as strong as you when I'm 85. I feel so incredibly blessed to have travelled this healing journey with you as we've mended past traumas and worked toward a healthy relationship.
Please keep my mom in your prayers or send her positive energy for safe driving and continued sobriety along her journey. Thank you!
(shared with her permission)

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@Carey Sipp posted:

Wow Teri! What a terrific sharing of your life and your mom’s miraculous recovery. This brings me such joy! It is never to late to heal. Have you interviewed her for your show? I would love to talk with the two of you on s show about brain science, recovery (I have 22 years in one program; 26 in another), and how the rhythm, structure, and community of recovery  meetings changes the “trauma brain.”

Love and hugs to you and your mom this holiday season and always. Also to  your family in SC!

Peace,

Carey

csipp@acesconnection.com

Hi Carey,

Thank you for the encouraging support! I have had my mom on a few short filler episodes, but I really do need to sit down with her to discuss her ACEs and recovery. I'd love to sit down, the 3 of us, and talk it through, but be warned . . . she will talk about God . . . a lot! She swears that it was God who "cured" her of her addiction and I am supporting her in every way possible in believing whatever she needs to believe in order to stay sober. If she believes she is cured, then so be it. I tried for YEARS to explain brain science and trauma recovery and needing to heal her trauma injuries, but it wasn't until I walked away from her and stopped my role of super hero, always coming in to save the day after she dove into a bottle of vodka, that she finally had to learn to be her own hero and clean up her own mess. I stayed away for 3 months with zero contact. It was brutal. On both of us. But, she did it. She found the courage she needed to face her darkness and do the work.

Let's plan a conversation!

Love, hugs, and peace to you, as well, for this holiday season and for a blessed 2021.

Peace,

Teri

Wow Teri! What a terrific sharing of your life and your mom’s miraculous recovery. This brings me such joy! It is never to late to heal. Have you interviewed her for your show? I would love to talk with the two of you on s show about brain science, recovery (I have 22 years in one program; 26 in another), and how the rhythm, structure, and community of recovery  meetings changes the “trauma brain.”

Love and hugs to you and your mom this holiday season and always. Also to  your family in SC!

Peace,

Carey

csipp@acesconnection.com

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