Awakening Executive Director on Peji’s Recovery Corner
Our Executive Director, David Van Der Velde and Peji spoke recently about Awakening Recovery and his personal path to recovery in Peji's Recovery Corner podcast. Watch the entire video here:…
David Van Der Velde on Stigma and Addiction Recovery
"Regardless of the path you or your loved one take to find a long-term recovery solution from substance use disorder, compassion and forgiveness as the watchwords will help all involved…
New Article About The Evolution Of Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery
"Change is the watchword of long-term recovery from AUD/SUD. Whatever stage of change in your recovery that you’re in, I hope you find the willingness to continue to change in…
BizWomen Features Joelene Knight “In Her Own Words”
"Finding balance before the pandemic was a challenge in and of itself. Navigating life as a business owner, non-profit board member at Awakening Recovery, mom of two teenage sons and…
Busy Living Sober Features Joelene Knight
Awakening Recovery Board Member, Joelene Knight recently appeared on the Busy Living Sober podcast and spoke candidly about her own road to recovery, as well as her journey and larger…
The Hero’s Journey and Addiction Recovery
Awakening Recovery's Executive Director and Co-Founder David Van Der Velde recently published a thought-provoking essay on how recovery from a substance use disorder is like a "Hero's Journey" paradigm. Those…
The Pride LA features David van der Velde’s Work in the LGBTQ+ Community
The Pride LA recently featured Awakening Recovery CEO and Co-Founder David van der Velde in an article where he shares about his decades helping those in the LGBTQ community seek…
The Hollywood Reporter Features Awakening Recovery’s Daly House
You may have seen our Press Release about the generous gift by the Daly family that has led to the naming of our men's house. The Hollywood Reporter has picked…
PRESS RELEASE: AWAKENING RECOVERY NAMES FIRST MEN’S HOME “THE DALY HOUSE” FOLLOWING GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE DALY FAMILY
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (March 23, 2021) -- This week, Awakening Recovery, the LA based nonprofit that specializes in unique life-saving recovery homes announced its recovery home for men will now…
Awakening Recovery’s David Van Der Velde Featured in Thrive Global
David was recently featured on Thrive Global's site. Among many other insights that David shared, he said: "If you just consistently show up, anything is possible. I balanced my old…
David got clean and sober in 1988 at the age of 19, close to death from his own struggles with drug addiction and alcoholism. Now 32+ years clean and sober, he has been consistently active in his recovery community by mentoring others, serves on recovery and youth related non-profit Boards such as LifeWorks and the West Hollywood Recovery Center, and serves on panels at institutions speaking from his own experience about recovery.
Joelene Knight, is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Grace Recovery, a sub-acute and residential treatment program located in Hollywood, California, as well as a Board Member at Awakening Recovery, a unique life-saving nonprofit that specializes in recovery homes with a long-term, 12-Step addiction solution that creates a lasting change in core beliefs and behaviors.