Sit with me as we hear from Carlos Gonzales. Carlos is a person in long term recovery. He is an Alumni from the New Mexico Drug Court. Carlos bravely shares what it was like in his active addiction, what led him into recovery, and what he is doing to stay sober today. Carlos talks about hoe his active addiction effected not only himself but his children and the lengths he had to go in drug court to work his program. Carlos talks about finding reasons to use and how those reasons were taken from him. Carlos speaks about receiving a second chance and what that did for him in the early stages of his recovery. Carlos speaks about what 12 step programs have done for him and how counseling, with the right counselor, has helped him. He is also a licensed therapist for the drug courts. We share many stories and similarities in this episode and I am honored to have Carlos as a guest on this episode. Enjoy!!!