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Peer. session1. Journal
When I was younger my life was without purpose to my knowledge. I grew up with
mentally ill parents and a father who was bipolar who eventually took his own life when I was
15. I began my own grieving process which included a lot of alcohol and substance abuse. When
I was 17 I ended up finding out that I was pregnant and quickly decided to turn my life around.
When my daughter was born, God started to speak to me though different people and
experience’s. He allowed me to come in contact with other struggling people and it in turn
made me realize that I was not the only one with a rough background. God slowly showed me
my purpose and my gift was my past and that I could use it to help severely
Peer. session1. Journal
When I was younger my life was without purpose to my knowledge. I grew up with
mentally ill parents and a father who was bipolar who eventually took his own life when I was
15. I began my own grieving process which included a lot of alcohol and substance abuse. When
I was 17 I ended up finding out that I was pregnant and quickly decided to turn my life around.
When my daughter was born, God started to speak to me though different people and
experience’s. He allowed me to come in contact with other struggling people and it in turn
made me realize that I was not the only one with a rough background. God slowly showed me
my purpose and my gift was my past and that I could use it to help severely