Best of all, I have my self-esteem back. The self-loathing I felt as I struggled to quit smoking over and over again was getting to be so burdensome. I used to think that I was just naturally low in self-esteem, but eventually I discovered that all this time I had it backwards – the self-esteem grew as I started treating myself better.
Today I am a confident, sober, and cigarette-free woman who is living the life I know I was meant to live. And my daughter is still the center of my universe - only now I feel that I show her through my actions how much I want to be a part of her life for a long time to come.



















