Episode 43 : Kimberly McBee!

On this edition of Reset and Rise to the Unbreakable With Amanda Moore, we welcome Kimberly McBee to the show!Here's her bio in her own words :Hi, my name is Kimberly McBee, this is my story. As a child I was severely abused physically and mentally by my father. The mental abuse went on my entire life until I removed him from my life in November. The physical abuse ended at 15.My dad is a true textbook psychopath. In 9th grade my Algebra teacher told my mom I should see a therapist. I was later diagnosed with PTSD. At 19 I started drinking to party. It quickly turned in to full blown alcoholism. I drank to numb the past. I didn't want to feel anything. I slowed down the drinking in my mid 20's. That was until my ex husband knocked me out fracturing my cheek bones. When I woke up on the floor he was standing over me. He held me hostage in our house for 3 days. When he finally went to work I ran never looking back.I started drinking much heavier than before. I was a "functioning" alcoholic 16 years. I went to detox 8 or 9 times. In 2018 I did stop for 18 months until I was abused again. In June of last year I went to detox. I found out that my job had fired me for going. I drank as soon as I got out. I had a job I loved for 6 years gone. My family life was falling apart, I isolated and drank until I couldn't anymore.The doctors told my husband he would be burying me in 6 months. I went to my husband and daughter in November of last year. I told them I had to go detox and be taken to a 30 day program. I told them either I could miss one Thanksgiving if I go or all of them if I don't go.For my 30 day program I went to a facility called Hammocks on the Edisto. It was time to face my demons. Hammocks completely changed my life. I went in knowing I would do whatever it took. The staff there is incredible. The therapist want you to really trust them and dive deep. So I did. I spent the time to focus on and fix my inner child. I had never faced my past, only ran from it. All while being cared for, motivated, and really listened to by therapists, counselors and the 14 other women in the house for treatment.Those women are now my family for life. We all speak to each other every day. Coming out of the Hammocks I was scared to leave my safe bubble. They gave me the tools to stay sober and thrive in my new life. I also found my faith in God again while I was there. You see, my father was a deacon. It turned me away from church. God has worked miracles in my life since.I no longer struggle with numbing myself from the past. I left the past and haven't looked back. I occasionally suffer with triggers from my PTSD but it no longer controls me. I wake up each day smiling, thankful, and blessed. I will be 6 months sober on 5/17/26!! I graduated from my IOP. I have been invited to be a key note speaker at a women's convention later this year. I gave my testimony in church and my husband posted it. I've received hundreds of messages. People who are struggling or just want to support me.Follow Amanda on Instagram :@BackupBowler83Follow the show on Instagram and Tik Tok :@ResetandRisePodcast⁩Send us an email with your questions and comments :resetandrisepodcast@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reset-and-rise-to-the-unbreakable--6690676/support.