**3.5 Female lay counselor, 38 years old**

This 38 years old female counselor had a husband who drank alcohol heavily. Because she was lame in one leg, her husband's relatives did not wish her well and urged him to marry another wife who was whole and healthy. The woman lost desire for sex and wanted to go far away from home to a distant place to live all by herself. After the training, the woman felt happy, and her husband stopped using alcohol because she talked to him post-training. The woman felt confident, could handle personal problems, did not feel suicidal and she felt stable in life. Moreover, the woman realized that using her personal life story during counseling sessions with clients helped them to recover. The woman's work as a lay counselor has increased her network of friends.
