Who am I? pt-5

Who am I Pt-5 starts with a bus ride to Denver and treatment at Arapahoe House. A 21 day inpatient center. I was assigned a wonderful counselor who forced me to look at myself. Completing my 21 days. Given the chance to go to a halfway house called Wight Center which I accepted.

The Wight Center was a 70 day chance to get a few more days sober. One of the rules there was you have to be off the property from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM and have a job. I paid for my time there and spent the time away riding buses learning the city of Denver. Assigned a new counselor and was not that happy with him. I best thing I was growing closer to my sister. She went to Glenwood for me and brought my things to me. All I had left one 30 gallon trash can full was The one really bad thing there. I started a sexual relationship in treatment. She was 20 years my junior, it ended badly. Referred to Sobriety House another halfway house

Sobriety House was the start of my real recovery. A 90 day halfway house. they had real groups plus I was assigned a great counselor. I found a job at a Village Inn close enough to walk if I had to. It was a fast 3 months for sure. Asked one time to cover a group and that was a great experience for me, my first group while still a client. Following completing the 90 days I rented a studio apartment.

Reuniting with my old girlfriend from The Wright House, that was a major mistake. Just wanting sex so I was happy to get back with her. I had quit my job at VI and was working full time at Sobriety House as there head cook. I loved the job. Then in early 1990 my girlfriend admitted to cheating on my with my sponsor and his girlfriend. Moving out of were we lived with a friend and traded our waterbed for her car.

I had decided that I wanted to be a Counselor, so at my own expense. I started the classes needed to get my Level I counseling certificate. In April 1991 just after a year as head cook I walked in the Executive Directors office and offered my resignation effective May 15 1991 as I was going to work at Washington House as a Detox counselor. He accepted it and wrote a wonderful letter to the Director introducing me. Working for the first 6 months for free. However, Arapahoe House bought Washington House. Who An I pt-5 is about to make a left turn.

Who am I pt-5 ends with me leaving Washington House and being part owner of a halfway house named Odyssey with a former co-worker, and friend. Lasting only a few months I moved out and found another Job with a new company. I was 5 years into my career as a counselor and took a break for a year to do monitored sobriety tests. I then found a great job, with a company that I was to be with 10 years to the day.