Before he was even a year old, Wilson’s parents were divorced. Throughout his childhood, Wilson was a rule follower and overachiever. However, his need for acceptance led him in his later teen years to abuse drugs and alcohol. This began as a way to gain acceptance from a different crowd but soon turned into a deep addiction that landed him in a rehab facility. Soon after, Wilson met his wife Tallie, and they started a family. Not knowing what a healthy marriage looked like, Wilson struggled to address and work through issues in his marriage and knew that something needed to change.
Wilson was inspired to apply to Mercy’s Outpatient Counseling Program after seeing a change in his wife while she was in the program. At Mercy, Wilson learned more about himself and began to understand how his past traumas affected the way he responded to things as an adult. In counseling, Wilson was able to invite the Holy Spirit into the hurts he experienced to receive true healing. Wilson’s experience at Mercy has not only positively impacted him personally, but also his marriage. Tallie and Wilson continue to walk in freedom by utilizing the tools they learned at Mercy.
