Courtney Moniz

My name is Courtney, and I am a person in long-term recovery. I am from Massachusetts but have spent over half of my life in West Virginia, the epicenter of the opioid epidemic. I was addicted to addiction, but for many years, opiates primarily determined the trajectory of my life. I battled addiction for nearly two decades.

When I was a young girl, my grandmother gifted me my first diary, which began my love of writing and helped me understand the emotional weight writing can relieve. Growing up alongside the technological boom, I shifted from journaling on paper to video journaling on devices, which eventually changed my life and became a vital tool in my recovery toolbox. I privately journaled throughout the worst of my IV opiate addiction with zero intention of ever showcasing any of it to the world.

Four years into my recovery, I began watching the footage for the first time. I felt a deep obligation to share my story, including the footage of my past, where I am today, and the truth that recovery is possible, on my platform, @TheCourtnologist. Being able to look back on that version of me, what I allowed myself to be reduced to, and the mindsets that I had while allowing opiates to control my everyday life has been extraordinarily helpful in my continued recovery.

I didn’t just find my rock bottom; I found the basements of my rock bottom. I am profoundly grateful for the lessons I have learned and the evolution that I have been blessed with post-addiction. I began participating in my own saving by entering my recovery era in January of 2018.

I am a mother of two, a full-time college student, a homeschool Mom, and an active member of the online recovery community.

Click here to read all of Courtney's articles on Opioid-Use-Disorder.com.