Tammy Adler Foeller once saw control, repeated returns to a harmful relationship, and addiction as behaviors that demanded simple answers. Learning the stories beneath them changed how she responded. She shows how curiosity and compassion can grow without abandoning boundaries, safety, or accountability.

Tammy Adler Foeller learned through her daughter's addiction that recovery was not only about stopping substance use. Isolation often came first, and connection mattered. She explains why trust after trauma cannot be demanded - it is earned through small, dependable moments and people who keep showing up.

Ryan Perry traces his path from trauma, grief, depression, and painkiller use to opioid addiction, devastating losses, and three overdoses. Recovery began when he stopped waiting to be saved and focused on accountability and one small decision at a time - a lived-experience story for Recovery Month.