In a recent article on Thrive Global, Awakening Co-Founder and Executive Director David Van Der Velde, discussed the need for long-term recovery solutions for women.
In the article, David discusses how the landscape of addiction treatment doesn’t adequately accommodate what really works – getting long-term support in a recovery environment. David discusses in detail the unique challenges that women with a substance use disorder face. Women tend to feel more stigma about issues around substance addiction, including engaging in a recovery solution based on gender roles and expectations.
Awakening Recovery recently announced the launch of its women’s recovery home in Los Angeles, read more about it here.
Read the informative article on Thrive Global here.
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.