"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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
Authority Magazine featured Awakening Recovery's David Van Dervelde in their recent article: Why & How David Van Der Velde of ‘Awakening Recovery’ is Helping To Change Our World. Click here to…
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.