Laura Palmer - Taking the Shame Out of Addiction - Meeting 161

<p>Laura is a mom of 4 who started struggling with a pain pill addiction with her last baby. Her struggle got terrible due to an epidural injury. The next 2 years were chaos and a decline that she didn’t even know was possible.  She racked up 5 felonies and jail and  prison time and thousands of dollars in fees and penalties. But her Higher Power, Christ saw her out of her addiction and now she gets to help others eliminate the shame in their own addiction story and find @the.road.back. Which, by the way, is her Instagram handle. Laura has been clean off of opiates now since May 27, 2014 and she also refuses to take pain meds, even through multiple surgeries.  She states that when she commits to God that she won’t take those drugs, God takes the pain, and makes the situation bearable. <br/><br/>Reco12 is an organization with the mission of learning and sharing the similarities of addiction of all kinds and gaining and sharing tools and hope from others who are walking a similar path.  We come together from all places, faiths and backgrounds to gain tools and hope from others who are walking a similar path.  Speakers from our past meetings have represented so many fellowships, addictions, and afflictions.  And we look forward to continuing to add to the diversity of speakers and backgrounds.  <br/><br/>Reco12 appreciates your help in keeping us working our 12th Step with these great resources and services for the addict and loved ones.  We gratefully accept contributions to help cover the costs of the Zoom platform, podcast platform, web hosting, and administrative costs. To become a Reco12 Spearhead you can quickly and easily become a monthly donor here: <a href='https://www.reco12.com/support'>https://www.reco12.com/support</a> or you can do one-time donations through PayPal (<a href='https://www.paypal.me/reco12'>https://www.paypal.me/reco12</a>) or Venmo:  @Reco-Twelve . Thanks for your support!<br/><br/>Resources from this Meeting:<br/><a href='https://addictionrecovery.churchofjesuschrist.org/'>Addiction Rec