Ester Nicholson, author of Soul Recovery: 12 Keys to Healing Dependence, lifted herself out of an abusive situation and a crippling drug addiction. She grew up being resented and abused by her mother, who called her a mistake. Drugs provided an escape from the battlefield of her home, and as she entered her teens, Ester turned to hard narcotics. When she became a teenage mother, she was terrified that this devastating cycle would continue with her own daughter. Filmmaker Jonas Elrod follows Ester's deep shift, which began with learning to love herself enough to lead a totally new life. Now she is 25 years sober and has become a motivational speaker.