Paul’s Story

• 2024: Champions of Recovery

Which Valley Hope location did you attend?

Valley Hope of Atchison

When is your sobriety birthday?

December 21, 2016

What does your recovery community look like?

In Wichita there are a lot of meetings and good sobriety time of those involved. Doesn’t take much effort to get to a meeting and get involved.

How does your community support your recovery?

I have a great sponsor and close friends in AA. I was pushed to also sponsor other men, which I have dozens of times. As a result, this time committing to sobriety has been a pretty easy going. I also know to not let my guard down and continue to work as hard on sobriety and spiritual principles as I did when I first sobered up.

What advice would you give to someone who doesn’t have a recovery community?

We are all just a phone call and zoom meeting away. During COVID, I Zoom-sponsored a man in treatment, he was able to get through the steps and is doing great. It is vital to have some kind of support, addicts and alcoholics lose at the battle of addiction everyday by isolating.