State of Addiction: How Michelle conquered addiction

WEBVTT REPORTER: FOR $10 A MONTH YOUCAN GET A MEMBERSHIP AT BLUEMOON FITNESS IN BELLEVUE.PAY A LITTLE MORE>> WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME SPLITSQUATS AND SOME SUMO SQUATS.REPORTER: YOU CAN GET A PERSONALTRAINER.THAT'S WHAT REBECCA MCLUNG DID.>> I HAD BEEN A RUNNER.BUT I HAD HIP SURGERY.SO I NEEDED TO FIND A NEW WAY TOEXERCISE.REPORTER: IT'S HOW SHE METMICHELLE GAMBLE.>> WE REALIZED PRETTY QUICK THATWE HAD A LOT IN COMMON.>> AND OUR RELATIONSHIP JUSTGREW INTO A FRIENDSHIP.>> WE'RE CHILDREN.WE'RE CHILDREN.I'M SORRY.REPORTER: EACH SESSION, BRINGINGMORE COVERSATION.AND MICHELLE SHARING HER PAST. KNOWING MICHELLE TODAY YOU'DNEVER IMAGINE WHERE SHE WAS JUST11 YEARS AGO.A WOMAN'S WHO'S LIFE WASSPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL.>> THE LONGEST I SPENT IN JAILWAS 180 DAYS, AND I DID THAT ACOUPLE TIMES.REPORTER: THIS PERSONAL TRAINERIS A RECOVERING DRUG ADDICT.>> I WENT DOWN A REALLY, REALLY,REALLY ROUGH ROAD, AND GOTREALLY INVOLVED IN USING METH.REPORTER: HOOKED ON IT FORNEARLY A DECADE.ARRESTED AT LEAST NINE DIFFERENTTIMES.>> ROCK BOTTOM WAS WHEN I LOSTMY KIDS AND THEY WENT TO LIVEWITH MY MOM IN TEXAS, AND ITSTILL TOOK A FEW YEARS FOR ME TOCHANGE.REPORTER: BUT SHE DID.DECIDING A DRUG, WOULDN'T DEFINEHER.>> YOU START TO HAVE THEMINDFRAME THAT THAT'S ALL THATYOU ARE.AND WHEN I STARTED TO WORK OUT,I STARTED TO REALIZE THAT I WASSO MUCH MORE.REPORTER: ALONG WITH HER 12-STEPPROGRAM, MICHELLE NOW CREDITSFITNESS WITH HELPING HER STAYCLEAN.REBECCA KNOWS HOW TOUGH THAT CANBE.>> I'VE BEEN AN ATTORNEY FOR 13YEARS.ALL OF THOSE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.REPORTER: CURRENTLY, ANASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER WITHTHE COUNTRY.DEALING WITH DRUG OFFENDERS ONNEARLY A DAILY BASIS.FEW, WITH OUTCOMES LIKEMICHELLE'S.>> IT'S AMAZING.NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THATLENGTH OF SOBRIETY AND HAVEMANAGED TO COMPLETELY TURN THEIRLIVES AROUND LIKE SHE HAS.IT IS AWE INSPIRING TO ME.>> YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE THEPOTENTIAL TO CHANGE AND TO GROWAND TO BECOME WHOEVER YOU WANTTO BE.I MEAN YOU HAVE IT INSIDE OFYOU.IF I CAN DO IT YOU CAN DO IT.REPORTER: IN BELLEVUE, JAMES