ROANOKE, Va. – When Christine Wright was in active addiction — recovery seemed out of reach.
“It seems like a whole other lifetime ago, but it also just feels like yesterday,” Wright said.
Now, eight years clean, she’s made a career out of helping people in recovery get back on their feet.
“I didn’t think I would live this long, much less be part of the solution,” Wright said.
On April 1, Wright and her team at Four Truth’s Recovery got the keys to their new recovery house location, and on Tuesday, they cut the ribbon, making way for new hope in Roanoke.
“We’re here to foster hope, spread the message that recovery is possible. Because among the many exciting things happening here today, I also celebrate eight years of healing and recovery,” Wright said.
First Lady Suzanne Youngkin joined Wright and her team for the ribbon cutting to show her support for the recovery house and its impact on the Roanoke Valley.
“We have seen instances time and time again of success stories like Christine. Someone who really battled those demons, and came out on the other side and is now sowing seeds of goodness into her community and into the Commonwealth,” Youngkin said.
Four Truths houses eight men at a time, chosen through an application process.
They’ll live together in recovery, helping each other along the way, with the guidance and oversight of trained professionals.
Wright hopes this housing model helps people to realize that recovery is more than meets the eye.
“There’s so much more to recovery than just abstinence from drugs. And this model is really around that whole person wheel, holistically healing someone in all aspects,” she said.
Four Truths hopes to open a similar house for women and children in the fall.