Skip to playerSkip to main content
  • 2 months ago
Former addict Jamie Boxall of Halt & Heal has been nominated in the Health & Wellbeing Business of the Year category at the UK Small Business Awards - and is also a finalist in the Skegness Business Awards.

Category

🗞
News
Transcript
00:00Hi everyone, I'm Jamie. I've been thinking about doing videos for ages, to be honest.
00:04But, you know, I've been full of fear, full of judgement, fear of what people are going to say.
00:09But it's fear that's kept me stuck all these years.
00:11And now, you know, I don't want to live like that anymore.
00:14I've got a story to tell and I want people to hear it, so hopefully it will help people.
00:20For most of my life, I've been an addict, not just to drink and drugs, to anything really.
00:25If it's changed the way that I've felt instantly, if it's numbed me, distracted me, or gave me a buzz, I was all in.
00:32And once I started, I couldn't stop.
00:34So I've self-medicated in a way, really, and not really knowing why I've done it.
00:39I've been to rehab four times. I've lost people I love in the process.
00:43I've hit rock bottoms more than once.
00:45But I've rebuilt myself this time properly, slowly.
00:49You know, it has been painful.
00:50I've learned more in the last year about myself than I've done in the last 30 years.
00:55For the first time in my life, I'm proud of the person that I'm becoming today.
00:59I'm still learning. I'm still healing. I'm still growing.
01:03But, you know, I'm here and I'm not hiding anymore.
01:06So if anybody does want to follow me or follow my journey, you know, there's more to come.
01:12So, you know, watch this space. Thank you very much.
Be the first to comment
Add your comment

Recommended