Jan. 30, 2021

Life After Addiction, Homelessness, and Domestic Violence

Show Notes
Guest Info

What is drug addiction? What is the state of homelessness where you currently live? If you experienced a myriad of trauma, how would it impact your life in a positive way? Join the conversation as Melissa shares the uphill battle she had to climb and how she has come out on the other side. Your story could be the key that unlocks the door to someone else’s prison. Silence kills so don’t be afraid to share it. Let's chat.

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Call National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800−799−7233 or text "LOVEIS" to 22522 to reach a trained advocate.
SAMHSA's National Helpline for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
RecycleForce - A social enterprise focused on the re-entry of returning citizens from incarceration while improving the environment through electronics recycling
Aurora Foundation - Implement strategies to improve social and economic outcomes to empower women and girls in Greater Hartford area
RAINN - Sexual Assault Assistance at 800.656.HOPE (4673)

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Melissa Huffman

Motivational Speaker

Melissa (Mel) Huffman Mel has lived the very life she is trying to bring people out of. She has a wealth of knowledge of what people are facing on the streets. She knew very early in life that she would have to take care of everyone around her. The weight of the world on her shoulders, left her feeling unloved most of her life. At the age of 15, she became pregnant with her first child, and shortly after, she started her addiction life. She fought over 27 years of her life in a hell of drugs and abuse. She suffered sexual assault, physical assault, mental abuse, and homelessness. Through it all, her faith kept her going and she recovered from her drug addiction. She found and married the love of her life and was the successful general manager of 2 businesses and is now the mamaw she always wanted to be to her grand daughter. She knows each day is a fight. She continues to give back to the world what was given to her in her darkest moments.