BlogSpace 2 - Angie Carter
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Hi, my name is Angie Carter. I'm a certified substance abuse counselor (CSAC II) in private practice with my husband Don Carter. I also teach SATOP classes for individuals who have received DUI’s or DWI’s. Prior to this I was the director of a non-profit recovery support center and have also been a counselor at an adolescent treatment center.
Don and I have three children -- he has a son and a daughter and I have a son. We have a bunch of grandkids and feel very blessed! They are a great source of joy in our lives. I just celebrated 15 years of recovery last month and am in awe of how wonderful my life is today.
I grew up in a family where alcoholism was very prevalent. My siblings and I were raised by a single mom who struggled financially. I left home at age 16 and had my son at 18. My path with drugs and alcohol landed me three DWI’s and a variety of other problems. I was a hard worker, beginning at age 13, so I managed to take of myself and my son, but eventually my alcoholism almost cost me my job and they agreed to send me to treatment.
Once I got serious about working a recovery program (I had a relapse in the beginning) my life started change in a big way! I got my GED, started college and began my career as a counselor, got married, found my father after a 35 year absence, I now live in a nice house on a lake, started gardening and have made some of the best friends in the world. They say gratitude should be shown through action, so I try to give back what was freely given to me. I truly am grateful.
Read Angie's Posts & Articles:
- SEE ABOVE
- Boundary Setting with Teens - Not that Easy!
- Addiction: A Relationship of a Different Sort
- Knowing How to Handle Emotional Reactions
Read Angie's Comments to Others Posts & Articles:
- (January 5, 2010); Is this Enabling; To Brenda (Is This Enabling?)
- (December 22, 2009); Need Help; To: Need Help
- (December 7, 2009); Enabler and Desperate; To Enabler and Desperate
- (December 3, 2009); Fear; To: Mom for Life
- (Nov 30, 2009) Is this what it is supposed to be like?; To: Mom for life
- (Nov 26, 2009) The Role of a Higher Power; To Wendy
- (Nov 24, 2009) My Addiction to Partners with Personality Disorders; To Lyn
- (Nov 24, 2009) What am I? Codependent /Enabler/Love Addicted?; To Holly
- (Nov 23, 2009) Addiction to Partners w/ Personality Dis...; To Lyn
- (Nov 18, 2009) Heart Talk; Re: Heart Talk
- (Nov 18, 2009) Feelings & Emotions; Re:J
- (Nov 11, 2009) A Small Town Girl Finding Serenity; Willingness and gratitude are the key!
- (Nov 18, 2009) Feelings & Emotions; Re:J
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