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We are people in long-term recovery from addiction. We share our unique life journeys to inspire hope

05/31/2026

“Today, 5/31/2026 I’m sober for 3 years!

I was beaten down, 145 pounds, irritable, discontented and directionless. I had given up on being happy, I just wanted my life to be less painful. I was sick and tired. I couldn’t imagine a life with drugs/alcohol or without drugs/alcohol. I didn’t care to be happy I just wanted my life to less painful.

I came into the rooms desperate, I took suggestion, I sponsored other men in the way I was sponsored and my life changed.

If I would’ve gotten everything I wished for 3 years ago I would’ve sold myself short.

Back then I was a bad boyfriend, now I’m a loving husband with an amazing wife. I was an emotionally absent brother, today I’m my sister’s Godparent.

Keep coming back. The miracle is waiting for you ❤️”

05/28/2026

“I came into sobriety really young, i was about 16 but by that point I could either turn my life around or end up dead or in jail.

Those are really the only outcomes for people like us and im so grateful I did get sober. There has been ups and downs. Relapsing and losing friends to this along the way but my life couldnt be better today. I get to show up everyday for the people I love with a smile on my phone. I dont wake up anxious anymore about my life. I have a close relationship with God.

So many amazing opportunities such as this have come my way because I have been able to be of service to other people. My friends and family trust me. I am truly grateful for my life today and I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

05/13/2026

“My names J and im from, you guessed it, Jersey!!!
Valentines day 2020 I had my last drink, I had quit all the pills 3 years before, but hey alcohol was legal and was always there.

I never realized I had a problem, till I did. Even my wife didnt realize how bad it had gotten, till it did. You’d never think legal trouble would be a good thing, however that intervention saved my life.

Within the year of not drinking, we had a house, a shop, and my first son was born! Even the hardest days sober are better than the best days during addiction!!! Life just gets better every day now!!! Sure struggles happen, but hey, they’ll pass!!! 6 years n change later, life is incredible!!!! All the energy and effort of finding drugs, or where to find a good party, have been turned into our family, shop and our supply outfit building tattoo machines and motorcycles!!! Ive had more fun, met more great people and done more great things in the last 6, than any war story.

05/09/2026

✨3 years clean and sober today 🖤 My life is nothing like I thought it would be. This last year was a slow crawl through darkness and struggle and facing those emotions that I used to have to drown. Each day I got to show up for my life, free of any substances, clear headed, and as open hearted as possible. To say life is a transformative journey is an understatement.

I barely recognize the person I was three years ago. I only vaguely can see the person I was a year ago. I couldn’t be more grateful for the changes. Grateful for each and every person in my life, each space and community I get to be a part of, and each morning I wake up sober ✨🖤

05/07/2026

Three years no beers, or shears, baby. Couldn’t stretch from the bottom up, but sure did from the top down.
Awhile back I decided to grow my hair out in tandem with the best choice l’ve ever made: divorcing alcohol. The length visually represents the time passage during this sobriety from drinking. It’s been a soft reminder of the hard discipline required to overcome my steepest tribulation ever faced. I’ve gradually come in to own as of late, and to watch myself age has been quite the trip. My 30s will be the definitive decade, I can feel it in my curls. With that I will say it’s never too late to hit a factory reset, which sometimes can call for radical change. All it takes is shaving your figurative head first to start anew.

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04/29/2026

“My addiction to drugs and alcohol was dark, lonely, and suicidal. I couldn’t go a minute without something in my system. Towards the end I was looking at jail time, no family, and no future. Today my life is full of love, laughs, and positivity.

The most important thing is to learn how to ask for help, and that it’s okay to not know sometimes. Many people before you have gotten sober, and your situation isn’t unique. You can recover if you’re willing to do whatever it takes to stay clean and sober.”

04/27/2026

“Life today is completely different with a sober and clear mind. I’m able to pursue my dreams both personally and professionally.

No wasted days trying to escape. In the beginning it felt hard trying to get through each day without picking up, now it’s so far from my mind I wouldn’t dare trading what I have today for a drink or drug.”

04/24/2026

Sober since 4/21/25
“I’ve been tattooing just over 20 years. The past 10 have been at Mr. Lucky’s Tattoo. My sobriety date is 4/21/25 🙏🏼”

03/23/2026

1 year sober! 🖤

02/27/2026

“One year can feel like a long time—or nothing at all. It is a matter of perspective.
What I know is this: this has been the hardest thing I have ever done.

I am grateful for this second chance at life—not as a gift, but as a responsibility. To do things the right way, once and for all. To be present again for my family and for my craft.

I am thankful for the sober community, and for the belief in a program that does not promise comfort, but demands transformation.

Thank you and and all the big family of “we are those people” for showing me theres other ways to live than just numbing yourself.”

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Austin, TX
78701–78705, 78708–78739, 78741–78742, 78744–78769

Website

http://Www.wearethosepeople.org/

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