Chlisa has always been a compassionate person who can’t watch someone struggle and not try to help. She is also someone who has dealt with many obstacles and much pain in her own life. She turned to drugs to numb her pain and found herself in a down hill spiral that put her in prison. Little did she know that was the beginning of her realizing who and why she had become the person she was. Since she was released on parole all the programs and ups and downs of recovery have made her realize her past doesn’t have to define the person she can become.

My why is simple. I believe i can use my struggle to help others, who in return will help me stay on the path to a healthy way of life I can thrive in.