“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 two dogs (all boys), caregiver to my 73-year-old stepdad who lives with us, wife, and life in general was nothing short of a miracle. I often went to bed wondering how we as women manage so many lives while still keeping ourselves alive.”
So begins a feature on BizWomen on Awakening Board Member Joelene Knight. She goes on to share her insights and inspirations about living in recovery and managing the challenges of career and family as a recovering woman.
Read the full article here: In Her Own Words: Joelene Knight’s Imperfect, Wobbly Balance
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.