Community & Connection

"I truly believe connection is the opposite of addiction. The Connection Room is a place to bring people together. It hosts events, training, and other modalities. We rent it out for baby showers, weddings, and retreats, including a four-day Spiritual Radiant Awakening retreat. I also started the Northern Arizona Roots Music Festival, a clean music concert, because music is healing for me. Unlike other concerts where people are smoking and drinking, we created a sober environment. And Erase the Stigma, a free learning event for the community. I would get five to seven speakers, 20 to 30 booths from organizations helping people with addictions. It takes a village, really. It takes a whole bunch of people working with just one person to meet them where they're at, guide them, be an example, and actually love them through the process."