I've lost a dozen friends to drugs and alcohol in less than four years of sobriety. Statistically only one in ten people will successfully be treated for their addictions.

I'm one of the lucky ones.

I often call myself a "grateful alcoholic - not because I'm an alcoholic - but because of all the things I've learned in recovery. and a big thing I discovered is that alcohol wasn't my problem. It was the solution to my problem!

What was the problem? Me - my lack of coping skills and my unexamined thoughts and beliefs.

I've rediscovered my true self, gathered a full tool box of life skills and found my purpose.

I'm also the happiest and most content I've been in my life.

And I want you to feel the same way - happy, joyful and free. Free from depression, from anxiety, from addiction...and especially from fear.

That's why I went back to school to become certified as a Life Coach, Transformational Coach and Spiritual Sobriety Companion (iThirst). To help others the way I needed - and received - help.

I'm also dedicated to Recover Loudly and am now a national speaker on prevention and share my life's expereiences - to stop the shame and stigma of addiction/alcoholism and to stop others from dying quietly.