Who We Are
Join our community of professionals committed to learning new skills for expanding pathways to recovery.
Our Mission
To advance recovery through leadership, equipping the behavioral health workforce with evidence-based tools that strengthen leadership capacity, build recovery capital, and support sustainable change.
Our VISION
A future where personal leadership development is recognized as an essential component of recovery, empowering individuals to lead self-directed lives of their own design.
What Makes Us Different
The values we live by
Accessibility
We design content, tools, and resources that are practical, understandable, and adaptable across diverse recovery settings. We strive to remove unnecessary complexity and meet people where they are culturally, emotionally, and experientially.
Agency
We believe everyone has the capacity to influence the direction of their lives. We equip mental health and recovery professionals with tools that strengthen self-leadership, support informed decision-making, and foster greater confidence, ownership, and growth.
Connection
We cultivate communities of learning, support, and belonging grounded in empathy, shared experience, and mutual respect. We believe transformation happens through meaningful relationships with ourselves, others, and the communities we serve.
Credibility
We ground our work in evidence-based practices, professional integrity, lived experience, and continuous learning. We honor our commitments and strive to build trust through transparency, accountability, and consistency.
Love
We lead with compassion, dignity, and hope. We believe every person possesses inherent worth and the capacity for growth. We express love through presence, encouragement, respect, and a commitment to helping others discover what is possible.
Meet our Founder
Model the Way – Leading Yourself First
Founder
Accomplishments
Peer recovery coach and mindfulness teacher with knowledge of multiple pathways to recovery, including SMART Recovery, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and somatic techniques
20+ years of experience with The Leadership Challenge® and one of only 65 Certified Masters & Coaches worldwide to earn this prestigious designation from authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner
Frequently featured on television news and talk shows, radio, and podcasts
Recognized expert in leadership, organizational development, and recovery
Partnerships
Consultant for Opioid Response Network (ORN)
Trainer for Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative (IPWC)
Member of Iowa Alliance of Coalitions for Change (AC4C)
User Review Panelist, Center for Mental Health Implementation Support (CMHIS), Stanford
Mid-America Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC)
Education
M.A., Strategic Communication & Leadership, Seton Hall University
B.A., Communication (Journalism & PR) Buena Vista University
Will you join us?
Join our community of professionals committed to learning new skills for expanding pathways to recovery.
