Pushing through is Alex’s mantra.
He receives therapy twice a week through Aspire Health Alliance in Quincy. He takes the bus and said he never misses an appointment.
He explains his approach to dealing with his past.
“You have to work through your emotions. It’s like you open a closet and there’s a pile of dirty clothes. You have to wash, fold and put them away. You can’t keep that pile in there and keep throwing another dirty shirt on the pile.”
Alex has battled through difficult circumstances. Working since he was 14, he became homeless at the age of 23, and then lived in a group home when he was 24. Now he’s 26 and just got his own apartment.