She sold her Georgia home, jewelry, and possessions to pay the traders. “Addiction is real folks. I am a real person, I have real problems and I share that with people,” continued Mama June. “I say that I’m addicted to recovery. I know I had a problem, but I find it hard to say that I’m still addicted because I don’t do these things anymore.”
Mama June is seven months clean and doesn’t want to leave the reality TV spotlight anytime soon. “If I can make it through the crazy roller coasters in life on camera, anyone can make it in this crazy thing called life,” she concluded.
Hopefully the Shannon family will have time to heal, either on camera or not.