THE BOOK

SO THIS IS WHAT GOOD FEELS LIKE is a collection of stories about hope from alumni from Odyssey House Texas. These stories are a glimpse of life before and after that can only hint at the work they have done to rebuild their lives and rewrite their futures. In consideration of your gift of $25.00 or more, we will send you a copy of SO THIS IS WHAT GOOD FEELS LIKE Please note: We use a nonprofit service to process our credit card transactions. LOC IND CH ORG is the name that will appear on your credit card statement.  Using a 3rd party helps us keep our costs low and allows us to spend more time and money on our programs!

"How many chances do your get to start over? There are people who aren't with us anymore because they blew their chance and didn't get a second one." Kirk

"Knowing what I did and the people I hung around with, it's weird that I am still alive. I was just a little girl." Celeste

"I thought life was just a time to waste until you die, so you might as well waste it good and get high." Nick

"I had to learn not to let the curse of abuse dictate what my life was going to be." Kendall

"I was so uncomfortable being in my own skin that I instantly got hooked on weed because it felt so good to feel good. I was seven years old." James

"One day my mother said, 'I've got some coke and some X and some weed,' so I started using drugs as sort of a way to bond with her." Ashley

"I was walking down the road wanting to die and thinking if a truck came by I would jump in front of it. Then I started looking for a truck." Sean