The most compelling stories we can tell you about our work, come from our clients. Please read this collection of hope-filled, life-affirming stories told by First Step clients.
My life before ResetLife was fuelled by alcohol and drugs, in particular cocaine. I was an addict and didn't know it. In February 2015, my business of 18 years was put into...
‘What impact has ResetLife had on my life?’ When I entered the ResetLife program I was completely lost. I had been admitted to the Alfred psychiatric ward for suicidal ideation by Police...
Home was never a happy place. I don't have many memories of my childhood, but what I do remember is dark. I always tried to be a good girl, but even when...
The impact that ResetLife has had on my life has been profound in every aspect. Prior to joining the program my life was in chaos. I feared for my future and my...
Tony was attending a men’s behavioural change program at Star Health when he met First Step Legal lawyer Elizabeth. Tony was in his early 30s, couch surfing, dependent on methamphetamine, alcohol and...
I cannot even begin to describe in words how grateful I feel towards everyone at First Step. Here is a little bit about my story and how ResetLife changed my life.I started...
Our client, we’ll call her Sophia, is a 32 year old professional, working full time in advertising. She completed university, was excelling at work and showing great promise. She was kicking goals...
Everyone knows me and the fact that I am not shy when it comes to calling people out over stigmatizing or discriminating behaviour. I reached out to you in desperation when I needed...
Nancy is a 32-year-old woman with a quick wit, a love of good company and a real artistic flair. She has diagnoses of major depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder...
Heath* is a patient of Dr Niall Quiery at First Step. Heath had a colourful and varied professional life, though now at the age of 62 is facing a number of challenges...
Growing up, I was a very unhappy kid. I had anxiety and depression and didn’t fit in. I got picked on and was an outcast. I started messing around with marijuana and...
God, how I hated my ringtone. The sound of it, the feel of its vibration in the pocket of my jeans, flooded my soul with black dread. Because I knew it was...
The Road Home project sees our unique integrated team embedded in crisis accommodation 1 day per week. Working with Launch Housing East St Kilda, a First Step Legal lawyer, GP and mental...
I grew up in a typical Aussie home in the ’80s. Big sprawling house. All the neighbourhood kids hanging out together. My three sisters and twin brother playing at the pools in...
Sammy is a 22 year old gifted artist and talented writer. Sammy is a survivor of sexual abuse, perpetrated by her stepfather. She was referred by Headspace Elsternwick, when it was determined...
The first time I drank to black out, I was 14. By then, I was already bulimic. As the only child of an emotionally distant single mother who failed to protect me from...
I joined the ResetLife programme straight out of yet another detox. To be completely honest, I didn't have much hope for the programme. I just thought it would give me a few weeks extra...
I first became aware of the Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB) six years ago at The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs conference. I clearly remember thinking, as Professor Nick Lintzeris...
