loaded ? It was very much day by day ,” Didier said . “ Different actions lead to different results . That lead me to a relationship greater than myself .” Didier found God in recovery . “ I was living in action . I had to get up and get moving . I had to participate and do my part of getting healthy ,” Didier said . At 32 , Didier went back to school . He attended two years of community college , and I discovered my love of teaching . “ I met my future wife , Jennifer , while attending South Eastern
Louisiana ,” he said . “ She was originally from Texas .”
After graduation in 2009 , Jennifer was offered a professor position in Sam Houston State University in Spring 2010 . Didier knew his wife wanted to return to Texas after school and after moving to Huntsville , he fell in love with the area .
“ I started teaching a Windham School at the Ellis Unit ,” Didier said . “ I am teaching what I love and live - cognitive intervention through changed thinking . I teach actionable steps to recovery .”
Didier knows that it was his journey that made him able to connect with inmates , He understood .
“ I love my job . I know I am capable of more ,” Didier said . “ Not doing more was unacceptable to me .” Didier challenged himself . “ As a man , dad , husband , teacher , I challenged myself ,” Didier said . “ I focused on nutrition and learned to sustain myself on a whole food , plant-based diet .”
Dider became a better athlete , but in 2019 , he challenged him-
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He was immediately admitted into a seven-day detox program , followed by a 30 day inpatient stay .
“ I learned about Narcotics and Alcohol Anonymous and steps of recovery ,” Didier said . “ They couldn ’ t run me off from the program . I was desperate to change and hungry to learn how to make that change . I still live by those principles today .”
The steps he learned included journaling and sharing . He learned to take inventory of his life , make amends with his past and take action to never go back down that dangerous path again .
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