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When willpower isn’t enough: Looking back, and moving forward, on recovery

Valley CEO: consistency, stability, integrated care key to sobriety

OPINION — The start of a new year is often framed as a reset. A chance to do better, feel better and leave old habits behind. But for many people struggling with addiction it also can intensify stress, unresolved trauma and the urge to self-medicate.

I know this because I’ve lived it.

Years ago, my own substance use spiraled into a place I never imagined for myself. My decisions led to repeated encounters with law enforcement, fractured relationships and a loss of direction.

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