I started getting tattooed @ 14 and struggled with addiction for yrs. I just turned 25 and I’ve been sober 2 years. I still love my ink :)
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Learn MoreMy most recent tattoo was a traditional panther and symbolized my struggles and rise from strength during my service in the military back from 2023-2024 where I was severely injured during training and had to leave the forces and return to civilian life.
If your ink could speak, what would it say?I think if my tats could talk they’d honestly have a lot to say haha! I’ve been inked during pretty much every human emotion: sadness,despair, euphoria, introspection etc. They def do tell my story of my struggles/sobriety journey. I am also estranged from my parents, grew up with an abuse alcoholic father/emotionally absent mother so I’ve pretty much been on my own. My tattoos gave me a lot of confidence back when I needed it and I’ll always be thankful 4 that
What would you do with the $25,000?Since leaving the military I’ve developed a dream of buying a small plot of land (around 25k) and turning it into a community space for gardening and connecting with nature. I recently became a certified herbalist and would love to teach herbal medicine because it’s so cool! I’d love land, freedom and true healing:)
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