My ex T had a criminal conviction for drugs. When she younger she was an addict, and was also married to one. She was also a teenage mom of two and was abused by her husband for years.
After she went to detox and left her hubby she put herself through university while raising her two children and got her life back on track. She had been working as a T for three years when I first started seeing her, and now has over 20 years experience and is regarded as an expert in her field of specialty (dissociative disorders).

I wouldn't have swapped her for the world. She was an awesome T.