The journey wasn’t all sunshine and roses for Littlechief, though. She had many challenges along the way.“Back in 2015, I really struggled hard. I used to drink. Being an older teen, you know, I got kind of into drinking and stuff and it became a problem,” she said.
“But it was 2015 when I really hit rock bottom after losing my dad. And, you know, I struggled really hard with addiction and alcohol and drug addiction.” Now that she’s sober she’s making up for lost time with her son and said he loves it. “Every minute he gets, he wants to be by my side, which is totally fine and I don’t mind it at all,” she said.Littlechief is also an addictions counsellor and youth support worker at White Bear First Nation and said that it’s an amazing feeling to be able to reach people who are going through something that she went through herself.
“I was lucky enough to have that support system when I was getting sober and you know, it’s just telling them I’m here if you think that nobody cares, if you think that your family doesn’t care or you don’t have any friends or anything, I’m here, just come talk to me,” she said. “Let’s get to know each other and we’ll go from there. My story is probably just as similar to yours because at some point I’ve gone through it just like you.”
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the photo is so striking! I also love pink, so !! great photo