Like so many of us, I’ve lived a life full of challenges. Over my lifetime I’ve struggled with substance addiction, mental health disorders, incarceration, homelessness, trauma, loss, and more. In the process, I’ve had to not just survive, but to pick myself back up over and over and try again. That’s resilience - the ability to get back up no matter how many times you fall down. It’s been quite a journey to develop that resilience for myself. And in that journey, I’ve also discovered how to move beyond just surviving, and into thriving. I’ve discovered that life is really, truly amazing. Along the way I also found something inside myself that I didn’t know was there: an amazing ability to effect change in others through the things I love the most - Recovery Coaching, Theatre and Storytelling - building resilience and efficacy in individuals and organizations so they, too, can discover for themselves how to thrive.