The 35-year-oldBreaking Amishalum, who now appears on TLC’sReturn to Amishreality series, previously opened up aboutsuffering a near-fatal heroin overdoseback in 2018, writing on social media that she had entered rehab and would go “off the map” to focus on recovery.
“After this, you will not hear from me for a long time,” she shared at the time.
“I’ve been clean now for over three years. I moved out of Pennsylvania and changed my ‘people, places, things.’ I had to change everything in order to become the person that I needed to be,” she says. “When you hang out with the wrong people and put yourself in that situation over and over, you’re never going to get better. You have to be willing to do whatever it takes.”
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Burkholder tells PEOPLE that her kids “keep me grounded” as she remains sober, crediting her faith and “focusing on the positive stuff” as keeping her on the right track. She explains, “They keep me busy and it keeps me focused. I don’t have time to go out and get into trouble because I’m busy taking care of my children.”
“Every day is always new and interesting. And I just love them so much,” she says of parenting her kids. “Honestly, my addiction was probably the hardest part of my life, so being sober and having children isn’t that hard [to me].”
“I look back now and I can’t believe the person that I used to be. It drives me crazy some days, but I can’t change it. I can only change the future,” says Burkholder, adding, “If you make bad choices, you’re going to have a bad life. If you you make positive choices, you’re going to have a positive life. It’s all up to you.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
source: people.com
