A Utah organization aims to help people who have been clean from substance abuse clear their records to better secure jobs and housing.
"I remember thinking no matter how far I reached my hand down on the inside of myself — out of all of that despair, misery, shame, guilt, remorse and regret — no matter how far I reached, I would never touch bottom," Williams Gibeck said of spending 15 months in prison.
She went back to school in 2012, which required admitting on an application that she was a felon. "I remember carrying so much shame," Williams Gibeck said. "I honestly believe that miracles do happen, all the time," she said. "They happen every day, and I just feel so grateful to Rasa for their kindness, their persistence and patience with me, and for gifting me the opportunity of not being anchored in my past."hosted National Recovery Month events around the state of Utah to help people in or seeking recovery to be aware of the resources available to them, including Rasa's program.
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