Because recovery is possible and lives change when people get the help they need.
Every single one of us knows people affected by the evil dragons of addictions. This place helps people struggling with all kinds of addictions, and works to encourage, restore, heal, and rewire people’s brains to have successful recovery and abundant lives.
We are all created to love and to be loved, yet we live in a difficult, broken world, and life is painful. You are not alone. Hope is real, and help is real.
My name is Jessica Holdbrooks. I am 25 years old, and my life was saved since going through the TREK program at HopeQuest.
Most people trapped in the snares of addictions are people like you. Respectable members of society, successful career folks, people with families. Your neighbor, doctor, preacher, teacher, or government official. Not what you think of when you hear the word “addict.” People get stuck in false beliefs about themselves, feeling isolated, as if they are the only one. Stigmas in our society further the lies and keep them trapped. It takes a mighty act of courage to seek help, and this is why places like HopeQuest are so important. There is healing in the power of human connection, brutal honestly and a safe place. Life is too short and too great an adventure to settle for anything less than wondrous!
The root of addictions isn’t the substance, but the shame