Laura Ostler’s life was saved by The Other Side Academy in Salt Lake City. Born into a family where her parents were preoccupied, she found herself alone feeling she was never enough. Settling became a part of her life. Pregnant and married at a young age, life overcame her as she found herself, after a surgery, addicted to Lortabs. Drugs soon became her solution to any problem, that and a new boyfriend. Though she has always had deep religious leanings, her struggles with identity and drugs continued to leave her in a lurch. Then she was introduced to The Other Side Academy and she started the process of coming to herself. Listen in as she tells the heart wrenching story of the death of two of her siblings, the battles with her addictions and mostly how she came to herself with the help of the academy.

Sponsors & Partners
Freedom Scholars Academy
My Story Matters / Captain Your Story - mystorymatters.org
The Other Side Academy (TOSA) - theothersideacademy.com


00:00 - Laura Ostler
01:36 - Sponsors
02:35 - Young Life
08:00 - Internalizing a Negative Narrative
09:29 - Running Away to Mexico to Get Married
11:10 - Divorce, Adoption & The Loneliness
16:15 - Getting Surgery
19:50 - Getting Larger Prescriptions
21:19 - Finds Out Her Daughter is Getting Abused
24:30 - Hitting a Low Point & Turning Things Around
26:25 - Crashing Again
31:05 - Losing Her Sister
34:00 - The Other Side Academy
37:27 - Losing Her Brother
40:15 - Creating Her Own Identity
47:20 - Pay Attention to Others