Woman's Day Magazine NZ

‘I’m Building A New Life’

When Bex Phillipson tells people she juggles being a breastfeeding mum-of-two with a building apprenticeship, they’re usually impressed. But there’s an even more remarkable element to the Upper Hutt woman’s story.

She’s an ex-methamphetamine addict who was involved with gangs and drug dealing before turning her life around three years ago.

“I had a very Christian, loving and stable family with really good role models growing up,” says Bex, 33, who went to rehab in October 2020, so she wouldn’t lose care of her

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