Makenna’s life was in turmoil, sitting in county jail at 18 years old, facing her first felony. She initially rejected offers to go through treatment for drugs. “I was like, ‘No, absolutely not. I’d rather rot in here than go.'” Makenna’s perspective shifted upon hearing the anguish in her parents’ voices. “Something needs to change. If I’m not going to do this for me, then I need to do it for them.”
At Heartland Women’s Recovery Makenna learned a new way to live, specifically in how to handle relationships. “They’re built out of love and that was different for me because I’ve never had a friendship or been in a relationship that was built with trust. It’s just different.”