Jesse grew up with feelings of worthlessness and depression. Jesse is a man of few words and unfortunately growing up he heard very few kind words. Jesse faced harsh treatment from his grandmother because Jesse looked like his dad. She didn’t like my dad. And so...
Bobby had a rocky start in life, but it wasn’t all bad. Bobby was raised in a loving Christian home with wonderful foster parents. Sadly, both of his foster parents passed away as Bobby reached adulthood. Eventually, Bobby married and had children. He worked as a...
T.K. moved to Tennessee to help his mother who was suffering with manic depression. He spent six months trying to care for her, but unfortunately it was proving to not be a good solution for either involved. As the situation got more challenging, T.K. resorted back to...
Shane had a good job as a truck driver, but admittedly so made a mistake that started the unraveling of his life. One night in Florida Shane was arrested for driving under the influence. He spent all his money on an attorney that helped reduce his charges, but still...
In one night Kevin’s life was forever changed. His baby boy was having trouble keeping food down and ended up choking in his sleep one night. Unfortunately Kevin didn’t have much time to grieve as he was the sole provider for his family. In this season...
Cassie’s drug addiction started with trying to please her boyfriend. This drug addiction and people pleasing mentality eventually became physical and mental abuse. Her boyfriend started hitting her in front of the kids. I know it sounds crazy to say, but...
Michael had been living on the streets homeless for two weeks suffering from congestive heart failure. He thought he might not make it. My heart’s only pumping 50% of what it should be. I wasn’t in the greatest shape. Upon arriving at KARM, he entered our...
Alisha grew up with an unstable childhood that featured her going back and forth between her mom’s house and grandmother’s house. At the early age of 16, Alisha got married and became a mom two years later at 18. In order to help her get through, Alisha...
Ben grew up in a good family and had a promising life ahead of him. Ben was a good student and preparing to head to the University of Tennessee on a full scholarship to study to be a mechanical engineer, but his world was turned upside down one day. On the way home...
Carla was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. When she entered KARM’s LaunchPoint program, she was ready to make a change. As a child Carla was placed in foster care since both of her parents were drug users. Eventually her grandmother got her out and...
