How to Take Responsibility of Your Addiction | Tamara E.

Meet Tamara, a veteran and mental health counselor whose life has been a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit. From a childhood shaped by addiction in her family to her own battles with substance abuse, Tamara’s journey is filled with profound lessons on grief, loss, and the strength it takes to start over.

In this episode, Tamara shares how addiction affected her early life, from growing up in a home shadowed by substance abuse to losing both her father and stepfather to the disease. Despite her academic success and military aspirations, addiction led to devastating consequences, including career setbacks and shattered relationships.

But Tamara's story is one of hope and transformation. With the help of therapy, community, and her unrelenting determination, she found recovery, rebuilt her life, and now works to he ...