Merin described herself as floundering before she found Recovery Café Longmont. “I was trying to do everything on my own, and I wasn’t feeling very good about how I was managing that.” She heard about us through another Member and didn’t expect to be embraced and loved so quickly. “I was having a bad day
Conversation and Kleenex: Chapter Six
By Anonymous Recovery Café Longmont Member Hitting rock bottom is different for everyone; for me it was an overwhelming realization that I no longer wanted to be alive. I saw the future of my life, enveloped in addiction and mental illness, as being completely hopeless. My last drink was on the same day I tried
Member Moment – Hope
She came to us in her beat-up sedan sporting freshly dyed hair, trendy clothing and confident demeanor. Hope was all smiles, helpful and engaging. When staff sat down with her to chat, we quickly learned she was a master of masks. Hope had been homeless for several weeks, fleeing a toxic co-dependent relationship. Her ex-boyfriend