Abstaining from drugs and alcohol is just one part of recovery. In this scene from an emotional car ride home, Sarah opened up about having to face the trauma she sustained during her time in active addiction. With the help of a therapist she was able to process these feelings in a healthy way and emerge on the other side a stronger, healthier woman.
A lot of people fall into addiction because they’ve used drugs to numb a past trauma. Their drug use then makes them vulnerable to new trauma which in turn makes it all the more difficult to stop—this is known as the trauma/addiction cycle.
Savage Sisters offer free trauma therapy to their residents, just one of the reasons their long-term sobriety rate is the highest in Philadelphia, and just one example of the many ways Sarah uses her lived experience to inform her work.
Real & difficult conversations like this are what our film is all about. I hope that each new clip we share breeds a little more compassion around the disease of substance abuse.
Love you Sarah 💜
Hey friends 👋
As you might know, I went out to Philadelphia this March to film the first part of my documentary ‘Worth Saving’ It’s about a female founded, non-profit recovery organisation working in the centre of America’s largest urban opioid crisis.
To do this community justice it’s essential that we make regular filming trips to tell their story over a longer period of time. Candidly, we’ve had a few rounds of funding fall through (it happens) and now I’m asking for your help to get us there in August.
We need £15k total, but every bit helps. I apologise in advance for how often I will be spamming you all with this 💜
The link is in my bio and it would mean the 🌍 to me if you could share it and help spread the word. We only have 41 days to make this happen 🙏🏻.
THANK YOU FRIENDS X
I was lucky enough to meet Chris in March when we went to Philly and instantly liked him for his gentle and kind energy.
Chris and @shermlaylow slept next to each other in McPherson Square Park and looked out for each other like family.
I was very sad to hear yesterday of his passing and wanted to share some valuable thoughts from Chris.
When I asked him what could help the homeless community of Kensington, he didn’t say food or money or anything of material value. He said he wanted a space where he could talk about how he felt. Human connection is how we solve problems, it is worth more than anything and costs absolutely nothing.
I’m super grateful to have met Chris and send my love to his family and friends. 💜🕊
Went to 🇿🇦 met some penguins, got sun burnt and made a cereal ad.
Production Company: @thisisannex
DOP: @henrylockyer_dop
Edit: @craigcoole
S/O to the crew in South Africa who were one of the best teams ever ❤️❤️