Heather

Hello, my name is Heather Wren Hamilton and my clean date is February 08, 2017. I came to Truly Motivated Transitional Living in March 2016.  Prior to TMTL I had been using drugs for about 15 years. I lost my parental rights to my daughter when she was 3 and I have never regained that relationship. I spent years in and out of jail and treatment centers. I couldn't stay clean for longer than six months. I had basically no relationship with my family and couldn't hold a job or keep a place to live. The only thing I cared about for a very long time was using and finding ways and means to get more. I used to live and lived to use. I finally hit a breaking point in 2015 and decided I was willing to change and do whatever it took to change my life. My mom had been to  TMTL's auction and she  told me that is where I could stay if I moved to Washington. Somewhat reluctantly, I went to TMTL and began my journey to recovery.

I lived at TMTL for 15 months and during that time experienced two relapses. What is different about TMTL? 1. They didn't tell me to leave. 2. They took a chance on me and showed me unconditional love that I hadn't had in a long time and desperately needed. 3. They helped get me into a treatment center after a second relapse, and graciously paid some of the bill in order to get me in — that's how much they care about their residents. I honestly don't know if I would still be clean today, if I hadn't been shown the love that Carmin and Steve had given me. Being at TMTL was truly a blessing and I am forever grateful for the opportunity to have lived there.

TMTL offered a safe place to be with other addicts that were staying clean, as well as structure and accountability that I deeply needed. It gave me room to make mistakes and learn from them, and grow important friendships, in fact, the majority of my friends are from relationships built at TMTL. I have continued to participate with residents and staff since the day I moved out, including serving on TMTL's peer panel hoping to guide and help other residents that are just like me. I have a huge place in my heart for TMTL and want to give back because they gave so much to me. I will  be forever grateful.

Thank you for all of your support.