I Started Smoking Meth At 15 | From 20 Years Homeless & Prostituting Women to 7 Years Sober

Betty Guadagno was born into a long line of addicts — poverty, chaos, eviction notices in red envelopes, and sexu@l trauma she carried as a small child. By 11 she was mixing drinks behind a stranger's bar. By 15 she was smoking m3thamphetamine. And for the next 20 years drugs were the only thing that made her feel powerful, beautiful and safe. By the end she was a homeless meth addict who had lost 100 pounds in three months, lost most of her teeth, and was manipulating and prost!tuting other women to fund her addiction. She had been through over a dozen detoxes and rehabs. Her own cousin — who had come forward about the same family abuse — died of a hero!n overd0se three days before her 21st birthday. Then Betty overd0sed on her bathroom floor. And had a near-death experience that changed everything. She says she met God, was told she was worthy of all the love in the universe, and was forced into a recovery she never asked for. Now 7 years sober Betty is married to a man she met in the rooms, works as a coach helping others break free, and is living a life she never thought was possible. This one is for anyone who believes they are too far gone, too broken, or too unworthy to ever come back. 📲 Follow Betty: @goodentvgloomy If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction or mental health, you don’t have to do it alone. Reach out to my partners at Compassion Behavioral Health. They offer individualized care and a full continuum of treatment. Call or Text: 844-443-5669 Visit: https:https://compassionbehavioralhealth.co... CBH Youtube channel: ‪@cbhrehab‬ #RiseAbove #WomenInRecovery #7YearsSober #MethRecovery #HeroinRecovery #RecoveryIsPossible #AddictionRecovery #NearDeathExperience #SoberLife #TraumaRecovery #FaithAndRecovery #SobrietyJourney #MentalHealth #RiseAbovePodcast #KevinLanning #BettyGuadagno #FromHomelessToHealed #SpiritualAwakening #GodSavedMe #OneMoreDay 00:00 Introduction & nearly 7 years sober 01:31 The end of her active addiction — homeless and strung out 01:47 The overdose that became her rock bottom 02:11 Meeting God in a near-death experience 02:49 Over a dozen detoxes and 20 years of using 03:40 Born in Brooklyn, raised in Las Vegas 04:01 Growing up in a family of addicts 05:32 The family sexual trauma and her cousin's death 07:00 First drink at 11 08:01 Smoking meth at 15 09:57 First trip to rehab and putting down meth 10:58 Dropping out of high school and a suicide attempt 12:08 Substituting pills during the OxyContin epidemic 22:08 Returning to meth after 14 years 22:40 Losing 100 pounds, her teeth and herself 23:06 Prostituting other women to fund her addiction 25:09 Her cousin telling her she could no longer stay 26:22 The overdose day in detail 27:24 The out-of-body experience and meeting God 28:51 Dismissing the experience and the world shrinking 52:09 Becoming a coach and helping others 53:03 Shadow work and reprogramming 54:22 Meeting her husband in a virtual meeting 56:02 Two years celibate and healing before love 58:18 Doing recovery together today 59:30 Getting sober in New York and recovery in Florida 59:45 Where to find Betty 👉Instagram:   / riseabovewithkevin   👉 TikTok:   / rawithk   👉 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/riseabovewithk ✅ For Business Inquiries: [email protected] ================================ ✅ About Rise Above with Kevin Lanning: Rise Above: Stories of Resilience with Kevin Lanning Welcome to Rise Above with Kevin Lanning, where resilience finds its voice. Join Kevin Lanning, a former Google Executive in sobriety, as he brings you powerful stories of individuals who have navigated life's greatest challenges and emerged victorious. For Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below: 📩 Email: [email protected] 🔔 Hit that subscribe button for more exclusive, insightful, and inspiring videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Riseabovepod... ================================= #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #corecore #motivation #addictionrecovery #inspiration #selflove #selfhelp #loveyourself Disclaimer: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred by you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information we provide at your own risk. Do your research. Copyright Notice: This video and our YouTube channel contain dialogue, music, and images that are the property of Rise Above with Kevin Lanning. You are authorized to share the video link and channel and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to our YouTube channel is provided. © Rise Above with Kevin Lanning