My name is Jennifer Cribb; I am six years sober. My story starts out like many addicts’: a childhood filled with dysfunction and trauma. Very early in life, I started using substances to escape my surroundings. As the youngest of six, I always felt different from others. I never felt comfortable in my own skin. I constantly sought validation and instead found refuge in substances for decades.
In 2021, I turned to Way Back Inn. This is where I learned how to dig deep and find the root cause of my pain. WBI taught me how to function without depending on some sort of substance to “get me through.” I learned how to sit with uncomfortable emotions without trying to run from them. I learned to process feelings, advocate for myself, and most importantly, to love myself. I will be forever grateful to WBI’s Grateful House for teaching me that it is okay to be human. It is okay to not have life all figured out. As long as I continue to do the next right thing, things will work out.
I now work as a CRSS, certified peer support with lived experience, at Way Back Inn, helping other women achieve the life that was graciously given to me. Through all the hardships and struggles of my addiction, I found my passion: helping others who struggle with substances but yearn to live a better life. I am truly humbled to have the life I do, and it would not be possible without Way Back Inn.