Comments on: Kristina Wandzilak

By: Jennifer Meuerle

Jennifer Meuerle — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:37:29 +0000

Kristina, When i began reading into your journey, i thought my mind was playing tricks on me.I for the first time had heard something i never have felt before, it was story of an addicted and recovering addict..it was my story.I hope that you continue to inspire addicts and use your life knowledge to save an addiict like me.Thank you Kristina

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 08:27:54 +0000

In reply to Jody Rosenblum. Hi Kristina, I am Matt 30 years old from Chicago, Illinois and I am battling this disease very bad. I was trying to find answers on what to do.

By: GH

GH — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 20:29:39 +0000

Three Cheers for you, Kristina! You are an inspiration for anyone who is personally struggling with addiction or enduring the pain of loving someone who is an addict. I hope you never tire of hearing about how many people you have helped. Most of us never save one person in life, and you have saved so many. I wish you and your family the best of everything.

By: Doug James

Doug James — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:35:37 +0000

You truly have a beautiful spirit and are a beautiful woman. It’s so fun to watch you on television at work with people who are lost and in search of direction. Keep up the great work beautiful woman and May God always Bless You.

By: Beth Hillegass

Beth Hillegass — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 14:14:51 +0000

“I respect you and your work so much. I truly believe in your non-surprise interventions and believe that they work so much better than the other models. I am fascinated by your life story and the surprisingly same things we have had happen to us and the same things we have done in our lives. I too am a recovering addict – pain killers. I will be celebrating 4 years clean this June. I am also a widow. My husband died 10 years ago to cancer. Not even a year ago, on Mother’s Day, my best friend died to addiction. I took her to numerous treatment centers, but she just couldn’t stay clean because of severe mental illness. She had borderline personality disorder, PTSD, was raped numerous times, ADHD, and numerous other traumatic situations. Her death made me so scared, so scared that I would resort back to using to cope with her death. But, like you said, fear was made to be felt and then dealt with – not to run away from. I am a 37 year old Music Teacher and I am seriously thinking about being an interventionist. I would move to California to intern with you to learn how to be a non-surprise interventionist. I believe in you, your passion (I believe we share this passion) and I will do whatever I have to do to make my dream of becoming an interventionist like you. I too wake up in the middle of the night and hear the words, YOU CAN DO THIS!!! Failure is not an option. Please contact me through email – I will be waiting patiently for your response. I also tried to connect with you through Facebook. WE CAN DO THIS!!!”

By: Connie Helus

Connie Helus — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 04:25:22 +0000

I’ve just “met” you on Intervention: CoDependent. You are amazing, and no one can fill the role you do without having been to hell and back. You are an amazing role model!

By: Snow

Snow — Sat, 03 May 2014 12:02:50 +0000

The Grace of God can’t be earned, bought, stolen, it is given freely from the source and spills preciously on the lives of others. You have done well with your grace. I was trained as an Interventionist several years ago and hadn’t even unpacked my books when I got my first call. In five minutes I knew I didn’t want to be an Interventionist. The women face down on the lawn whom someone called about was a girl I knew. God has a perfect suit of clothes for all of us. You are doing a great job! As I enter my 40th year of sobriety, I know the work I daily is as special as anything I could ever think of on my own. One day given to another, another day earned. Just for fun, I started blogging again, soberblog.com. Have a glorious weekend! Snow

By: jess epstein

jess epstein — Fri, 02 May 2014 06:55:57 +0000

there is truly nothing more inspiring than someone who works day in day out selflessly for another because they know there is something better to live for, they have seen it first hand, that the possibility of kindness and hope for another is possible. giving someone the chance to truly live again can’t be overstated. I’m not only moved, I am floored by people like you who confront fear head on and don’t run from it. Lauri Levenfeld, thank you for covering these women who are making a change in the world every day, Kristina, thank you for being who you are.

By: Nellie King Solomon

Nellie King Solomon — Thu, 01 May 2014 19:51:24 +0000

Several times in reading this feature I got choked up.

Often times I feel that fear is the voice that challenges me Not to turn around when I am headed toward road less traveled.

Lauri, you bumped it up the real notch with this one! A Deeply moving and memorable portrait or a woman that can stretch our definition of “Mom” and our “Projects”.

Thank you both for being who you are.
I am Inspired and fortified by you.

Nellie.

By: Joanne C

Joanne C — Thu, 01 May 2014 19:38:00 +0000

In reply to Jody Rosenblum. Thank you Ea time I see a post it is a memory of my own daughters story her recovery U were a n inspiration to her She did it Today she is sober and bringing up her two children and family Thank you joanne c