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Keionta Hawkins, My Recovery Story October 22nd, 2013. That date is the day that my life was changed forever. When I was 21 years old, I was struck by a minivan going fifty miles per hour while attempting to cross the street. This incident nearly took my life. I suffered numerous injuries which include broken [...]

My name is Caleb Carter, and I live with Depression and Anxiety. I’ve been working with Community Counseling Center for 4+ years as a Certified Peer Support Specialist and am also a Youth Peer Support Specialist. I was born in Cape Girardeau and grew up in a little town called Daisy. When I was in [...]

Hello, my name is Deb. I am a woman with major depression and anxiety disorder. I also have a touch of arthritis, but you may think that is beside the point. These annoyances are all part of who I am, the total package, me . I was born in 1951 in small town Missouri. There [...]

Smell the flowers (inhales) and blow out the candles (exhales)… That is a gift I wish I had when I was admits my chaos and wanting some kind of control over it. BUT instead, it’s like if you ever held your breath and felt that overwhelming desire for air? The impulse. The urgency. True desperation. [...]

My name is Jamey Chiles, my story is a story of hope, healing, redemption; my story is a story of triumph over tragedy. I was born in Chaffee, MO to a single mom who gave birth to me when she was 15. I have never met my biological father and to my knowledge, I do [...]