Hey! My name is Sanam Patel, I’m 25 years young and was born and raised in the ATL. I am a fashion and beauty junkie and I am an Aries, so for anyone who knows astrology that will tell you right there that I am spunky, Adventurous, and creative. I love taking risks both in fashion and in life and I am always going from one project to the next. I’m full of energy and I am a hard worker. I am super competitive and will work my tail off until I get whatever it is that I’m working for. This can be both a blessing and curse. I have always been academically talented since I was in kindergarten, around 14 I developed a thyroid condition which made me unable to get out of bed. This led me to addiction and until last year I was in a very dark place. I am a heroin addict in recovery. In my short 25 years I’ve had over 50 friends passed away, and I have overdosed three times. I know that I am alive for a reason and the universe put me here and has allowed me the gift of life for a reason. When you’ve gone through such terrible dark and depressing. In your life, it makes you all the more grateful for the beautiful and extraordinary life I’ve been lucky enough to get to live everyday. Many of my friends, ex boyfriends, etc aren’t given that opportunity so in their memory I will always work towards greatness and will strive to be the best Sanam I can be. I know the question asked who am I? And my addiction doesn’t defined me, but it definitely has made me the woman I am today. I am a strong, powerful woman and persevere through anything. THAT is who Sanam Bridget Patel is. And I’m learning more about myself everyday, and loving myself more as well.

I think that because of my addiction and the terrible things that I have been through I can inspire others and show them that there is a way out. When you’re deep in the depths of addiction sometimes it can feel hopeless and like you will never be able to get out, you can’t even imagine life without your drug of choice. I want young ladies and men to know that the grass is so much greener on the other side. every struggle that you go through and come out on the other side makes you a stronger person. So no matter what you’re going through right now, as long as you fight and fight and fight, you will persevere and it molds you into a strong willed and strong minded individual. In the depths and darkness it may seem hard, but it’s so worth it. If I can help one person through telling my story then I believe my work here on earth is done. I hope I can inspire and encourage anyone going through mental illnesses, addiction, etc. YOU CAN DO IT IF I COULD!