Healing Through Haircuts: Support a Fresh Start

My entire life I’ve been affected by Addiction and alcoholism. I lost both my parents because of addiction. I came out the womb in 1990 and before I took my first breath i was already addicted to alcohol and drugs. My mother was in her active addiction. I’ve been fighting for my life since then. Dealing with anxiety and depression. A lot of people may not know it , because most my life I hid behind a mask, scared of everything especially emotions. Constantly being depressed I self medicated for years and years becoming even more depressed and absolutely lost. Born in Massachusetts, in 2022 I made a huge decision to come out to Arizona to get clean and to have a new beginning. A second chance. That was two years ago. On September 14th 2022 I flew out here and left my children and loved ones behind. That was the day before my oldest sons birthday. Up until that point my son hadn’t spoken to me for months. He knew I wasn’t doing well again especially since I stopped playing catch with him because addiction had taken a hold of me again. A week before the day I flew out to Arizona to change my life, my son called me. Excited and nervous at the same time I answered the phone and my son had one question. He said to me “DAD , IF WHAT YOUR DAD DID TO YOU GAVE YOU SO MUCH PAIN, THEN AHY DO YOU KEEP DOING IT TO ME?” For the first time in my life I didn’t have an answer for that boy. I couldn’t even lie anymore. So God somehow, someway brought me to where I reside at now. During this healing journey. Not everything has been the best. I’ve slipped and fell and got back up. And I’m clean TODAY. I LIVE TODAY ONE MOMENT AT A TIME. FOCUSING ON BEING PRESENT MENTALLY, physically and spiritually. Along this journey I started cutting hair at the programs I were at. I realized a few things. That I was good at it, but most importantly. I noticed it filled that hole I had inside me. That spiritual malady that kept me sick was gone. CUTTING HAIR IS THERAPY TO ME. IT GIVES ME PURPOSE. I REMEMBER BEING HOMELESS LOOKING SCRUFFY WITH FACIAL HAIR AND MESSY LONG HAIR. Getting a haircut is a natural high. You feel amazing after. I want to peruse a career as a barber. The only thing holding me back is finances and financial stability. I’ve never done a go fund me, and I’m not sure how this will pan out. I do know this, I have a purpose. To cut hair while having therapy sessions with the person getting a hair cut. Being able to have someone to talk to is important. Especially someone like myself who has been through the struggle. Not only do I want to open up a mobile barber bussiness called “ADDICTED-2-CUTZ”. I’m hoping I can get the chance and I’m motivated to multiple times a year show up where there are large gatherings of homelessness and offer free haircuts.

SELF CARE AND MENTAL AWARENESS ARE SO IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE TODAY. Let’s help each other heal one day at a time. And one haircut at a time. At the present moment I don’t have the haircut equipment and supplies that would allow my vision to happen the way I know it can. Please understand I’m not looking for a hand out, but I’d be grateful for a hand up. So that I can give a hand up to those who need one. God bless. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Asking for help was one of the hardest things I had to do, and I’m here right now asking for help once again. I can’t do this alone. But together we can. I’m hoping I can inspire and help change at least one persons life with my mission and purpose. God is good no matter what. I’ll be grateful today, tomorrow and everyday ! If you’re struggling today, just know I’m here for you and if nobody’s told you I love you today, just know I LOVE YOU. Any donation will be used for cleaning supplies like Barbesol , sanitization supplies. Professional clippers and trimmers. Shear scissors for scissor cutting long hair. After shave. Shaving cream. Combs. Brushes. Hair grips. Blow dryer. Any and all equipment and supplies to accommodate all needs to make sure haircuts are possible no matter what.