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So stay away from that. and then finally, you need to ask for support. you need a support system around you. you need people telling you, good job, you can do it. >> a workout buddy? >> exactly. an accountability buddy. >> lets talk about money. people are dropping pounds but want to drop debt, too. paying off student loans. how do they do that considering debt they just acrude during the holiday season? >> i love that you put us together because my tips are almost identical to desirees. first t...

On nothing. >> mcmillen and tunstall had been friends for about three years when we met them at holman. >> it done got to the point to where its like if im thinking about something, before i can get it out, he can say it. and its vice versa. >> do you identify as gay? >> do me -- do i do? yes. >> youre gay? >> yes. >> i was fascinated by the friendship between kenyatta and tommy. kenyatta is openly gay and tommy was openly straight. and it seemed to me that their friendship was truly platonic bu...

>> mcmillen and tunstall had been friends for about three years when we met them at holman. >> it done got to the point to where its like if im thinking about something, before i can get it out, he can say it. and its vice versa. >> do you identify as gay? >> do me -- do i do? yes. >> youre gay? >> yes. >> i was fascinated by the friendship between kenyatta and tommy. kenyatta is openly gay and tommy was openly straight. and it seemed to me that their friendship was truly platonic but very bonde...

Immediately took cover in bunkers. that day, january 16th, when that bomb landed right by me and took me out, hit me on the left side and hit me in the face and took out my eyes and my jaws. >> can i see you without the sunglasses? >> yes. i have extensive reconstruction done to my face. they did bone graphing. >> did you have a big support system? >> when i came home, i had no support system whatsoever. i think that was very hard. from germany, they shipped me to walter reed. i never saw anybod...

Remain strong and sober? because shes still a teenager. >> right. part of whats challenging for teenagers is that theyre still developing into adults. theyre still being impacted by other people. they still care what people think. so shes going to have to have a really solid support system, and it sounds like she does. shes going to have to really stay focused on her sobriety. and shes going to have to keep focusing on the positives. because there are so many more benefits to being clean and sob...

>> it has been three days since we met stacey travillion. today hes going home. >> like i say, im optimistic. got a good support system. so, i dont anticipate ever coming back. i am a changed person and i did learn from this experience. >> i need you to state your full name and number. >> stacey travillion, 0031821. >> good luck! >> all right. thank you. >> good luck, stacey. >> all right, thanks a lot. hey. >> hello.

People who we know are being released directly back in our community at the end of that period. we want to make sure that youre going to have enough time to complete the program, and we want to catch you at your tail end of your sentence. >> okay. >> so that you walk out of here in that recovery mode and -- >> right -- >> hopefully continue that. i dont know your whole history. i know your criminal history. and i did notice that your arrests have all taken place in the last couple of years. so s...

>> we have limited resources. we cant take everybody that wants it. and so we target the sentenced people who we know are being released directly back in our community at the end of that period. we want to make sure that youre going to have enough time to complete the program, and we want to catch you at your tail end of your sentence. >> okay. >> so that you walk out of here in that recovery mode and -- >> right -- >> hopefully continue that. i dont know your whole history. i know your criminal...

Recent. you must have a remarkable support system. >> i do. i have, you know, not just my faith and you know, god being a big part of my life. but my mom and my grandmother being there when times got tough and i needed to cry. and my mom just holding my face and saying, its going to be okay, baby. youre going to do fine. its okay to cry. and i have two amazing pastors. you know, robert and stacey, who had been a tremendous part of my life, telling me its okay to be sad. and its okay to grieve, b...

And so we target the sentenced people who we know are being released directly back in our community at the end of that period. we want to make sure that youre going to have enough time to complete the program, and we want to catch you at your tail end of your sentence. >> okay. >> so that you walk out of here in that recovery mode and -- >> right -- >> hopefully continue that. i dont know your whole history. i know your criminal history. and i did notice that your arrests have all taken place in...