Charlie’s story of recovery from child abuse and addiction part 1.

For so many years of his life Charlie was tormented by his demons.  He has faced an abusive childhood, alcoholism, addiction, and depression. What he didn’t want you to know is that starting at the age of 5 he was violently and regularly beaten by his father.  As he got older the violence was more aggressive and at the age of 20 years old, he was staring down the barrel of a gun, pointed at him by his father.