Melanie started recovery in 1999 at 22 years old. After 10 years, she checked out drinking again because she was older. She wound up being kicked out of bars. Going back to the same treatment center after 20 years helped because people who were there back then were still there and knew her.

Melanie's sobriety date is 25SEP2017 and her home group is The Way Out in Greensboro, NC.

Originally aired Aug 1, 2020