Demi Moore is getting honest about her recovery from substance abuse. Saturday, October 27, the actress was named woman of the year at the Peggy Albrecht Friendly House’s 29th Annual Awards Luncheon and she used her acceptance speech to speak candidly about her struggles. Click through the gallery for all the info.
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Friendly House offers a “safe, structured and supportive home-like environment” for women recovering of substance abuse. The 55-year-old spoke about the things she needed in her own battle with addiction.
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“I feel like there are defining moments in our lives that shape who we are and the direction we go, and early in my career, I was spiraling down a path of real self-destruction, and no matter what successes I had, I just never felt good enough,” the A Few Good Men actress said.
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“I had absolutely no value for myself,” she continued. “And this self-destructive path, it very quickly … brought me to a real crisis point. And it wasn’t clear at the time the reason — maybe it was divine intervention — but two people who I barely knew stepped up and took a stand for me, and they presented me with an opportunity.”
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“In fact, it was more like an ultimatum … unless I was dead, that I better show up,” the G.I. Jane actress said. “They gave me a chance to redirect the course of my life before I destroyed everything. Clearly, they saw more of me than I saw of myself. And I’m so grateful because without that opportunity, without their belief in me, I wouldn’t be standing here today.”
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“I know in a moment of great struggle for me, I reached out to a wise teacher and expressed my fear that I wasn’t good enough,” she explained. “And she said, ‘You will never be good enough but you can know the value of your worth. Put down the measuring stick.’ So today, I put down the measuring stick and I thank you for this beautiful acknowledgment and the opportunity to know the value of my worth.”
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What do you think of Demi talking about her substance abuse struggles? Sound off in the comments!
Friendly House offers a “safe, structured and supportive home-like environment” for women recovering of substance abuse. The 55-year-old spoke about the things she needed in her own battle with addiction.
“I feel like there are defining moments in our lives that shape who we are and the direction we go, and early in my career, I was spiraling down a path of real self-destruction, and no matter what successes I had, I just never felt good enough,” the A Few Good Men actress said.
“I had absolutely no value for myself,” she continued. “And this self-destructive path, it very quickly … brought me to a real crisis point. And it wasn’t clear at the time the reason — maybe it was divine intervention — but two people who I barely knew stepped up and took a stand for me, and they presented me with an opportunity.”
“In fact, it was more like an ultimatum … unless I was dead, that I better show up,” the G.I. Jane actress said. “They gave me a chance to redirect the course of my life before I destroyed everything. Clearly, they saw more of me than I saw of myself. And I’m so grateful because without that opportunity, without their belief in me, I wouldn’t be standing here today.”
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“I know in a moment of great struggle for me, I reached out to a wise teacher and expressed my fear that I wasn’t good enough,” she explained. “And she said, ‘You will never be good enough but you can know the value of your worth. Put down the measuring stick.’ So today, I put down the measuring stick and I thank you for this beautiful acknowledgment and the opportunity to know the value of my worth.”
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What do you think of Demi talking about her substance abuse struggles? Sound off in the comments!
