“ It’s never too late. And if I was speaking to somebody who knows an addict and is looking for a way to help somebody then I would tell them don’t enable. Let that rock bottom be their rock bottom and don’t give up on somebody. You cannot give up on somebody and be there for them without enabling them.”
Kayla Williams’s journey started when she was 14. As is common with many struggling with substance abuse, she could get sober, but it never lasted long. Eventually, she ended up facing jail time, and after losing custody of all of her children, she received devastating news about one of her children…she hit her rock bottom.
From there, she did everything she could to make the right choices, take steps to live a healthy lifestyle, and get back on her feet–all in hopes of getting her children back, even when she was told it was a long-shot. Kayla’s glimmer of hope was someone who advocated for her, encouraged her, prayed for her and told her that her children were waiting for her.
Kayla shares how after experimenting with drugs, her life slowly but steadily started spiraling out of control until she was hopeless, helpless, and unsure if she’d ever be reunited with her children. Against all odds, she did the hard work, made the right choices, and got her family back.
Kayla’s message is simple: it’s never too late. Hear her emotional story below.
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A grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, funds 100 percent ($123,672) of costs for this program.
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