Elizabeth Quiroz spent 12 years addicted and trafficked on the streets of San Francisco. Arrested and incarcerated multiple times, she lost custody of her three-month-old son. It was more than she could bear.
“It broke me,” she says.
In jail she entered Starting Point, a program that provides intensive counseling for inmates. “I learned about family addiction, trauma, and PTSD. For the first time in my life I was no longer numb.”
Sober for more than a decade, Elizabeth is the co-founder of Redemption House of the Bay Area. She helps others recover from life on the streets. “I learned how to turn my pain into purpose,” she told me. “I used it for fuel.”
As you listen to this episode ask yourself:
Have I been numb to the pain in my community?
What does it take to wake up and take action that makes a positive difference?
How can I use my pain to fuel a higher purpose?
Listen to Elizabeth’s episode here.
Learn more about Redemption House of the Bay Area.