“I needed to be lifted up. I needed someone strong- stronger than my addiction.”
-Felissia, Mom in Recovery
Before a mom brings her baby home, she has already taken several steps to prepare for the enormous changes she will navigate in her new life with her baby. Before a person who uses drugs decides to seek treatment, they have taken several steps that lead to that moment of reckoning. Moms in recovery are often preparing for the paradigm shifts of motherhood and recovery simultaneously. In Homecoming: Part 1 of Milestones, our 2025 Mother’s Day series, we learn about what brought moms recovering with their babies at Odyssey House to us. Follow along for part two, where we hear about the next steps on their recovery journeys.