Jan. 13, 2022 – “I had tried so hard to get to that spot and finally be there,” Pola, 45, said. “Every day before that’s just been this vicious cycle of just trying to get my basic needs met while I’m trying to get to my kids, and it’s just a nightmare.”
Now a drug and alcohol counselor at Her Place, she’s spent the past three years helping other women in Salem recover from their addictions.
Her Place is a transitional living program that provides onsite treatment, transportation, childcare and food for women who have children or are pregnant.
For the women she works with at Her Place, Pola said learning about her journey gives them hope. “This is the one thing I hear the most: ‘If you can do it, we can do it.’”
Pola grew up in West Linn. Her parents divorced when she was four years old and both battled addictions and alcoholism. She lived with her mom until she was 12. Then, she she moved to Salem to live with her father.
GIVING BACK IN STYLE – April 17, 2024 - “It’s still one day at…
RIDING THE WAVE...CALMLY – April 18, 2024 - “I was 13 years old and…
VIDEO – NEW YORK STORIES – April 23, 2024 - Sara Gettelfinger had steadily…
TRY IT, YOU’LL LIKE IT – April 18, 2024 - The rise in “sober…
AUDIO – SOBER MEN CAN DO THAT – April 4, 2024 - Acting icon…
I’LL BET HE GOES TO GA (not Georgia) – April 13, 2024 -The initial…