Adolescent Group Facilitator
I know what it’s like to struggle with addiction as a teenager—because I lived it. I started using at just 14 years old. After multiple interventions by my parents, I entered the Insight Program in Atlanta, but I wasn’t ready for sobriety yet. I had several relapses and was given the opportunity to move into Step 2. It was there that I finally experienced genuine love, connection, and a real taste of what sober life could feel like.
Even after a relapse following Step 2, the care and community I found at Insight never left me. When my parents gave me the choice between another treatment program or becoming homeless, I chose treatment. While I was away, my one goal was to finish so I could return to the place—and the people—that had shown me true connection in recovery. I came back determined, and on March 13, 2020, I took my last drink and drug. I have been sober ever since.
During my time in Insight, I discovered the joy of sober friendships, shared stories, and genuine fun without substances. That feeling of enthusiastic, sober connection became something I never wanted to forget. After graduating, I continued growing through Alcoholics Anonymous, using the tools, experience, and relationships I gained in treatment as my foundation.
Two years after I graduated, I knew I wanted to give back. I went through counselor training with one simple focus: Who can I help today, and how can I have fun doing it? That mindset led me back Arizona—the very place where I first fell in love with sobriety. Today, I have the honor of working directly with adolescents in recovery, sharing my story and the lessons I’ve learned.
My passion is helping young people find the same hope, connection, and joy in sobriety that was given to me. Every day, I get to inspire the next generation of kids in recovery—and it just keeps getting better. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to do this work and to pay forward the gift of recovery.
