‘My name is Janet and I’m a recovering addict.’ I have made that statement to many people over the last ten years in many different circumstances. I have received quite a few reactions when I speak those words but none so dramatic as when I make that confession in front of a group of ladies gathered for a Ladies Day inside the building of a church of Christ. There are usually audible gasps. Sometimes, I can see visible looks of anguish and concern. On a few occasions, I’ve seen the eyes of an addict looking back at me acknowledging the shame before quickly looking away trying not to be noticed. Those are the ladies that I try to move to action whenever I give witness to my story.