Inside John Vance's Road to Recovery
Download MP3We often hear that addiction is a disease of isolation, but the antidote is community.
According to Stand Together, the journey of John Vance is living proof of that truth.
Before finding recovery, John was completely hijacked by a severe heroin addiction.
He entered the Shepherd’s House residential program, initially determined to be miserable.
But during a simple group outing to a haunted house, the walls of isolation crumbled.
He paired this newfound peer connection with employment at a recovery-centered restaurant.
Today, sober for over four years, John works inside a county jail helping others.
He uses his lived experience to build an immediate, unbreakable bridge of trust.
John teaches his clients an essential lesson: how to be anxious without getting high.
His story reminds us that our past struggles can become our greatest assets.
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